FOREST AND STREAM. 



A WEEKLY JOURNAL, 



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NEW TORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21,1875. 



To Correspondents. 



innlcattons whatever, whether relating to business or literary 

 correspondence, mast be addressed to Tim Forest and Stream Pub- 

 trauma Company. Personal or private letters of course excepted. 



All communications Intended for publication must be accompanied with 

 eal name, aa a guaranty of good faith. Names will not be published if 

 objection be made. No anonj'mous contributions will be regarded. 



Articles relating to any topic within the scope of this paper are solicited. 



We cannot promise to return rejected manuscripts. 



Secretaries of Clubs and Associations are urged to favor us with brief 

 notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of this paper 

 to become a medium of useful and reliable information between gentle- 

 men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other ; and they will 

 find our colnmns a desirable medium for advertising announcements. 



The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the 

 patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re- 

 fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that 

 is beautiful in Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert 

 the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always 

 tend to make them unpopnlar with the virtuous and good. No advertise- 

 ment or business notice of an immoral character will be received on any 

 terms ; and nothing will be admitted to any department of the paper that 

 may not be read with propriety in the home circle. 



Wo cannot be responsible for the dereliction of the mail service, if 

 money remitted to us is lost. 



Advertisements should be sent in by Saturday of each week, if possible. 

 CHARLES 11 ALLOCK, Managing Editor. 



WILLIAM C. HARRIS, Business Manager. 



COXSWAINS FOR THE COLLEGE RE- 

 "GATTA. 



THE delegates to the intercollegiate rowing convention 

 decided with propriety when they selected Saratoga 

 Late as the locality of their next contest, That place is now 

 so identified with those deeds of aquatic prowess for 

 "which our students are famed that its desertion for another 

 locality would be a serious disappointment to the public 

 and we doubt not to the greater number of the contestants 

 themselves. It has many advantages over all other places 

 in the East, and these are so evident that a discussion of 

 other resorts seems scarcely to have been worthy of atten- 

 tion. All know what magnetic effect a large throng of 

 spectators has on men engaged in virilo deeds, how H 

 spurs them on to action and sustains them in their arduous 

 labor, and nowhere, in this country, can such a large and 

 enthusiastic throng be found as at the City of Springs. It 

 is also in a central locality, and easy of access from all 

 Eastern States, and has ample room to accommodate 

 visitors— advantages which no rivals can show. 



The objections raised against the lake are more imaginary 

 than real, and will be entirely overcome if the boats carry 

 coxswains, for in that case there will be no excuse for 

 those collisions which sometimes mar the pleasure and re- 

 sult of the contests. Each crew should by all means carry 

 a coxswain, for his usefulness will more than counterbalance 

 his weight, and he will at the same time enable the best 

 men to win, for his presence will prevent one boat from 

 crowding on another and taking its place. Allowing that 

 the time of the nice may be a little slower than if coxswains 

 were not carried, yet this is much better than to be driven 

 out of it entirely, as is frequently the case, and then being 

 embroiled in verbal contests and petty feuds which are so un- 

 becoming to gentlemen and so very unneccessar}'. "We 

 therefore hope that this simple method of obtaining a 

 fair race will be adopted and that those bickerings of the 

 past so destructive to moral and bon hommie will be un- 

 known in the future. 



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Average mid-day temperature at New Smyrna, Flori- 

 da, for the month of December, 71 degree; 7 o'clock A. M., 

 CI degrees; 9 o'clock P. M., 64 degrees. No rain during 

 the month, but very heavy dews.— Report of Moj. Geo. jfiS. 

 Alden, Signal off$e, for forest and Stream, 



HEATING GAME BY RUNNING. 



IT is a well-known fact that any disturbance of the vital 

 fluids of animals used by man as food, is injurious to 

 the tenderness and succulency of the flesh; and will, in fact, 

 if earned to excess, cause it to putrify in a sh«rt time. 

 This would prove that the elements of putrifactiou exist 

 in the. blood, and that it is aroused into action by any vio- 

 lent churning of the corpuscles. 



Experiments varied and extensive enough to enable gen- 

 eral deductions to be made from them have been tried, and 

 they have proved conclusively that the flesh of those ani- 

 mals killed instantly and without any previous excitement, 

 contains a most important nutritive and digestive element 

 called glyeogene, and that it is entirely wanting in those 

 that have been run much or worried largely previous to 

 being slaughtered. 



An eminent English medical authority states that the flesh 

 of animals killed while they are laboring under excitement 

 or irritation has somewhat trasforrned the elements of Ha 

 particles, and that it is therefore very unhealthy and in- 

 jurious to man. This has been proven by the meat of 

 hares that have been killed after a long chase by dogs, and 

 cattle that, have been marched long distances. If tile lul tec 

 have been overfed ere being driven to the abbatoir, their 

 flesh is apt, to produce gastric diseases in those who partake 

 of it, But it does not need the testimony of Ibis famous 

 Esculapius to prove the truth of this assertion, for it has 

 long hceu known among hunters, especially those who live 

 largely on the fruits of the chase, that deer run by dogs are 

 not so edible as those that are not, hence they often kill a 

 pursuing hound to prevent the flesh of the animal from 

 being rendered unpalatable. For this reason also, some of 

 our best frontier hunters adopt still hunting entirely, using 

 hounds only to track a wounded animal or to rouse it from 

 its lair or covert. 



Deer, even, that are frightened badly, have the fluids of 

 their body so disarranged that their flesh is rendered tough 

 and difficult of digestion. 



The lesson to be deduced from these remarks is, that ani- 

 mals used for food should not be run, rendered excited or 

 angry, or maltreated in such a manner as to arouse their 

 fears ere being killed, if we would avoid unpalatable meat 

 and liability to severe gastric diseases, which frequently 

 lead to death. Not only should hunters la-'e note of this, 

 but also butchers and drovers, for any neg' gence on their 

 part in such a matter may be the cause of serious sickness 

 among those who partake of the flesh of worried or sorely 

 fatigued animals. 



CALIFORNIA RIFLE CHALLENGE. 



THE challenge published in the Fokest and Stream 

 two months ago, in which Co. E. 1st Regt, Califorina 

 N. G. offered to shoot against any military team in the 

 United States at 200 and 500 yards, and which was subse- 

 quently accepted by Co. D 12th Regt. N. Y. S. N. G., is 

 likely to result in a series of matches that will have a very 

 desirable effect on rifle practice among the members of the 

 National Guard and prove a matter of interest to the gen- 

 eral public. The Californians, as will be seen by the ap- 

 pended letter, are ready and willing to test their skill at the 

 earliest opportunity. Though novices, comparatively, in 

 markmanship, they have made a good record for them- 

 selves, and will, therefore, give our Eastern Guardsmen 

 plenty to do to excel them. 



Co. D will, in all probability, accept the terms preferred, 

 so that there is no danger of the match being broken off. 

 We shall publish the final acceptance of the challenge in a 

 few days, and the date on which the contest is to be de- 

 cided. 



We have received the roster of Co. E, and that contains 

 some sixty-nine names, showing that they have a goodly 

 number to select their team from. Their rivals we under- 

 stand have not more than half that number, so that the 

 Pacific riflemen have an advantage in that case. 



The following is the formal acceptance by the Califor- 

 niaus of the terms proposed by Co. D:— 



To Capt. n. B Smith, J. II. Wood, A. Wood, A. D. farrell, and T. J. 

 IMan, VommiUef. of Co. D \Wi Megiment, N. Y. 27", O. 

 Gentlemen.— We hereby acknowledge notice of your acceptance of 

 our challenge by your letter in the Forest and Stream of the 10th of 

 December. 



We accede to the conditions published with your acceptance, but sug- 

 gest the following modifications:— 



We would prefer an earlier day Tor the match than that named by yon, 

 say the first Saturday of May. as about the middle of May the Brigade is 

 ordered out to shoot, and in June we have our annual company target 

 shooting. We are armed with Sharp's 60 calibre rifle. We desire that 

 the shooting shall be conducted according to the Creedmoor rules; and 

 the team shall be taken from the men on the Company roll December 1, 

 1874. 



We should like yon to appoint some competent person to superintend 



the shooting here, and we will do the same at Creedmoor. Enclosed is a 



copy of our roll of the above date. With these suggestions we leave it 



entirely in your hands to draw up all the terms and forward them to us. 



Your obedient servants, 



II. J. Burns, Captain. 

 V. C. Post, 1st Sergeant, 

 W. F. Murray, 5th sergeant, 

 C. Nash, Corporal, 



Committee. 



The Columbarian Society, devoted to pigeon culture, will 



hold its second anuual exhibition in this city on February 



25th. 



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—The proposed geological survey of the State of Massa- 

 chusetts, it is expected will extend over a period of fifteen 

 years, and cost $25,000 per year. 



PROTECTION OF GAME. 



MONTHLY MEETTN/n OF THE NEW YOUK SOCIETY FOR THE 



PROTECTION OF GAME. — 11OHATI0 SEYMOUR ON 

 . FISn CDLTtJRE.— ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



*"T"*UE regular monthly meeting of the New York Asso- 

 1 elation for. the Protection of Game was held last 

 Monday at the residence of Mr. Robert B. Roosevelt, No. 

 20 East Twentieth street, the President, Mr. Royal Phelps, 

 in the chair. A communication from the Denver (Col.) 

 Shooting Club was received, staling that an organization 

 had been formed for protecting game on the eastern slope 

 of the Rocky Mountains. 



Two letters of enquiry from dealers in game were read, 

 asking the President up to what time the sale of venison, 

 partridge, grouse, &c. , was allowed by law. Mr. Phelps an- 

 swered these inquiries by stating that the sale of venison 

 was prohibited after the end of January, trout after March 

 15th, partridge, grouse, &c, arter March 1st, 

 The association, through its Secretary, has issued the fol- 



aftcrth" >- 





'.ydiiri 



a been killed, a 



aws of the Slate of New York, 

 unlawful for any person "toseil, 

 is or her possession iu this State, 

 vild deer, or fresh v -■*- 



and January," under a penally of fifty dollars for each often 



The New York Association for the protection of Game gives notice 

 that it will prosecnle nil dealers in game, and other persons who violate 

 the foregoing provisions, after the 31st instant, 



Thomas N. Ctmtr.EUT. Secretary, 

 Jomtanj 18, 1815. No. 52 Wall street. 



The Secretary also read the following proposed amend- 

 ment to the act for the preservation of moose, wild deer 

 and fish, passed April 20, 1871:— 



The second section of luo act shall bo amended so as to read as fol- 

 lows:— 



SKC'I'ION 2. No person shnil k : l or expose f, ,r sil'o, 01 Pave 111 li is. o 



her possession aficr the same bis been killed, any wild duck, goose, or 

 brant, between the 1st day of May and the 1st day or September, nor 

 any woodcock hoiween the M day of .Innnary and the 1st day of Septem- 

 ber, nor any English or Wilson's snipe, bay snipe, plover, bratitbird, 

 meadow snipe, tatler.crutbvit. curlew, sandpipers, or .sandcrliug, between , 

 the 1st of January and 1st or July, under a pen alty of $5 for each bird 

 so killed or hud in possession. 



The Secretary announced that in the Supreme Court, be- 

 fore Judge Van Brunt, he was that day successful in a suit 

 against Messrs. Middleton & Carman, of Fulton Market, 

 for selling trout out of season, and resulting in a fine cf 

 $2,500. The counsel, Mr. Whitehead, said that alt suits, 

 except one, against violators of the game laws, brought 

 durinr the year, had been conducted to a successful issue, 

 and that seven cases were at present pending in the courts. 



The chairman announced that the invested funds of the 

 association amounted to $3,400 in five-twenties. 



Mr. Alexander Hamilton, Jr., and Mr. George ScbielTeliu 

 were elected to membership, and the resignation of Mr. 

 Townsend Cox was reconsidered, in compliance with the 

 desire of that gentleman. Ex-Gov. Seymour, who was 

 present as a guest of the association, was introduced and 

 requested by the President to say a few words in regard to 

 fish culture. Mr. Seymour remarked that if he had not 

 run well through the State, he walked a good deal of it. 

 He had gained quite a reputation as a fisherman, which he 

 thought he hardly deserved. As one of the Fish Commis- 

 sioners he would say, in case the Legislature granted the 

 necessary appropriation, they would be in a position to 

 stock all the streams of the State with fish. If we can thus 

 multiply this species of food artificially to an indefinite ex- 

 lent we will contribute much to the comfort and happiness 

 of the people of the State. "We are now engaged hatch- 

 ing various kinds of fish in our place at Rochester, and in 

 a short time we will be able to give out enough to all those 

 who may make application. 



Mr. Seymour was, on motion, unaniomously elected an 

 honorary member. The annual election of officers was 

 then held, and resulted in the choice of the following 

 ticket:— President, Royal Phelps; Vice President, Robert 

 B. Roosevelt; Counsel, Charles E. Whitehead; Secretary 

 and Treasurer, S. T. Cuthbert; Executive Committee, 

 Francis H. Palmer, B. L. Swan, and C. Gilbert. 



After transacting some further business of an unimpor- 

 tant nature the members adjouruedto the dining room, 

 where supper was partaken of. 



The next monthly meeting will be held at the residence 

 of Mr. Benj. L. Swan, No. 5 AV est 20th si., on thejM 

 Monday in February. 



The Illinois State Sportsmens' Association, J. V. Le 

 Moine, president, held its semi annual meeting at Chicago 

 on the 12th inst. 



The chief object of the meeting was to receive the re- 

 port of the Executive Committee, who were instructed at 

 the meeting of June last to prepare and submit the draft of 

 a new Game law. In calling the meeting to order, Mr. Le 

 Moyne expressed the hope that members of the association 

 would use their endeavors to secure the passage of the new 

 law, as the law now existing was entirely inadequate to the 

 proper protection of game throughout the State. He then 

 read the bill reported by the Executive Committee, as 

 follows:— 



Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt, or 

 pnrsue, kill or trap, net or ensnare, destroy or attempt to kill, trap, net, 

 ensnare, or otherwise destroy any wild buck, doe, or fawn, wild turkey, 

 prairie hen or chicken, ruffed arouse (commonly called partridge or 

 pheasant), between the 1st day of January and the I.ith of August in each 

 and every year; or any quail between the lsi day of January and the 1st 

 day of October; or any woodcock between Jan. land July 1; or any wild 

 goose, deck, snipe, brant, or other waterfowl, between April 15 and 

 August 15. 



Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to buy, sell, 

 or have in possession any of the animals, wild fowls, or birds mentioned 

 li Section 1 at any time when the killing, trapping, netting 

 or destroying of such animals, wild fowls, or birds shall be unlawful. 



Sec. 3." Any person or corpofattonlriolatlng WyOf tie- provisions of 

 tilts two preceding eeclione snail lit fell aia! pay u line o! SI., lor each wild 

 buck, doe, or fawn (bus killed, trapiieil. netted ensnared, or otherwise 



