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wo sneak boats, making our way to the point selected hb the basis of 
peratioiis. The weather soon cleaved np, and the northwest wind blew 
ard aud was intensely cold. We found that the birds kept shy of the 
nirl, but m the open baythonaanda of geese, brant aud ducks were 
sedlug, and here they were secure. The fowl that we shot were at long 
inge, and they Came np in line, and we fonnd they would not 
uncb, and 1 had a fair opportunity to test my new 10 bore, breech-loader, 
Jreeuergnn, weighing Rfy pounds (modified choke-bore), audJ am con- 
dent 7hat a better piece was never brought to shoulder, A a this was 
ty first trial with it. 1 discovered that 4$- drachms powder (Dupont's) 
nd J}oz, B.B. shot was not enough, and hereafter I shall nee 5^ or 6 
rachms powder and if ok* B.B. shot. 1 also ueed Ditmar’s powder, and 
eiievetbhfj on small game, it answers very well; but I cannot recom¬ 
mend it for large game. All the birJs I shot were cleanly killed, and 
* I was desirous to try the gun on very long range, my guide fired both 
arrels at a single brant goose, then far off, and winged it. I took dc 
berate aim, and with the moderate load in my shells heard the shot 
rike him, and he dropped dead. The distance must have been at least 
2(1 yards, and the guide said it was the longest shot, he had ever seen, 
ad he thought it impossible to kill at any such distauce. 1 may add 
mt l here was no perceptible recoil to my gun, and that in every respect 
sperformances excelled any gun I had ever come across. Never caii 
ie “oldest inhabitant” remember snch quantities of fowl in the bay. 
shot but one day, and the result was 4 Canada geese, 20 brant geese, 
id some ducks brought home. 
Tuesilavmormngl sailed to Baruegat with a head wind, and was told 
>at ten days previous a man working in a field while it was foggy, 
tund himself surrounded by wild geese and brant, that bud lost their 
ay trying to Tollow up a small stream; but he was not armed and the 
irdfc alighted on some of tbe buildibgs. 
I happened to be at the shooting grounds at Ihe Tight time, but every 
i order of waterfowl knows that it is a lottery. One reason for poor 
• ccess among waterfowl this season is owing to the very mild winter, as 
»e birds have been able to remain at the North and feed, aud also the 
mt thaUill jilong the coast, at intervals of three miles, are life-saving 
atione, with an average crew of six to eight men, who have much lei- 
•rc. arc sportsmen, have boats and decoys, are fond of shooting (and 
iod shots they are), and who otherwise would lead a very monotonous, 
nil life, and they use the birds as a delicacy for their tables, or send 
wm to market; but coast sbootiLg cannot be expected !o ba good, 
nd any but strange biidsto come to the decoys after having to pass 
trough such a "fiery ordeal" eyery three miles the whole length of the 
last. J. C. F. 
SOME NOTES FROM ILLINOIS. 
Rockford, Ill,, March, 137i3. 
ditor Forest and Stream:— 
We began last week, during tile few warm days, to look for the ap 
eanluCc: Of ducks, pigeons, e e., but just now lilt* ground is covered 
ith snow, and the approaching spring scums as distant as it did a 
»onHi ago. Our river wasomie the resort for ducks and geese on their 
ighl. from south to iiortli, utid north to sooth, but they have given it the 
gu by” for several years, and when we seek ducks we must go abroad, 
luce the river Was “full or fish M It wat no trouble to calch a fine 
loss before breakfast within Ike oil y limits, but those old times have 
apart ed, and the angler musMook to other streams Tor sport. Every- 
OtLy (nearly) goes a-fishing here. 
Rockford is noted for its clubs. There are three, two or which, the 
ippotuilvs and Waltomans, are quite large clubs, and have been in ex 
ttmee several years. They own ground, clnb houses, etc., at Twin 
akes, Wis ., and /lock thither in the fishing season in large numbers for 
‘creation and enjoyment. They take with them usually a fine band of 
msic, and dance and feast, as well as fish, 
TheFoiest City Club has been recently reorganized, under the new 
unie or the 1 70 Club.” The membership is limited to fifteen, and is al- 
:ady about fall. They have procured a charter or certificate from the 
eeretary bl* State, and are now a legally constituted corporation. This 
ub, last season, purchased a tract of land and erected a convenient and 
ommndions club house, atliclevan Luke, one of the handsomest small 
kesin Wisemsin, that "State of lakes.” One needs but to glance at 
map of the Stare of Wisconsin, dotted all over with lakes and streams, 
> know that. It is a great resort for anglcre; but to fully appreciate its 
atural advantages, a tour of iusiiectioii is necessary. 
The Wisconsin Legislature has recently appropriated $10,000 toward 
locking lakes and streams, and when eootl laws are enacted .and en- 
nced for the protection of fish and game, that State will be even more 
lau now it paradise for anglers aud sportsmen.", 
Ip a, roeent number of the Forest and Stream you advise some one 
) go to Koshlconong Lake for spring duck shooting, but upon reflection 
du will remember that dnek shooting is prohibited in Wisconsin in tbe 
irlng—is not allowed, I think, until Sept. There has also been a law 
issed prohibiting the use of sneak boats and batteries. A. very jnst 
w, too, for there is ample opportunity for even the novice to teenre a 
>od bug, in the season, in a legitimate and sportsmanlike manner. 
Nimrod. 
GAME IN MARYLAND. 
East New Market, Md., March, 1876. 
ditor Forest and Stream:— 
I write you a few lines to let you know what kind of a country we 
ive for hunting, with a description also of a hunt I had last fall with 
me friends. Dr. .John Everhart, with hi3 dog June; Frank Jacobs, 
ith’ his dog Roma and bitch Flora; George Hooper, with his bitch 
osa, all of West Onester, and Dr. George P. Jones, with his bitch 
Dra* of Euxt, New Market. Md., and myself with dog Veto, constituted 
e party. We started for a hunt, and as I have for many years devoted 
uch attention to the sport, and raised and broken many first class set- 
r dogs, was g'ad of course to join so pleasant a company. All ngree 
ith mo that this is a nice country for hunting; its surface bcihg level, 
ie can ride Mxtyor seventy miles aud not find over twenty-five feet 
se or fall, with sufficient limber to protect game, among which I will 
une rabbits, opossums, squirrels, red and gray foxes, geese and ducks, 
iclading the canvas-back), quail, woodcock, snipe, and water rail, 
tason for quail, from the j20l!i of October to the 20th of January. Rail 
looting is tine, HJO having been killed on one tide. Fox hunting iB a 
vorlte diversion, Mr„ M. J. Smith and George A. Thompson of this 
ace, claiming to have the champion dogs for speed. It is nothing un- 
immou to kill three red foxes in one day with the same pack of dogs, 
id not shoot them, there being a fine of five dollars to shoot a fox 
mad of a pack of dogs. A chase after a red fox generally lasts about 
,•0 hours, though they are often caught in one-half the time, and 
mietimes even in one-lialf hour. Foxes often seek a hollow tree for a 
ding-place from dogs* not having high banks to hole in as in some 
ates farther north of ns. In the fall of the year, say the 1st of Nov., 
have shot 223 squirrels in two weeks with no assistance, using to hunt 
em a small, dog, a cross between the terrier and beagle hound, making 
e finest of all squirrel dogs. They make but little noise, not alarming 
e squirrel, and causing it to run high up thejree, the dog treeing by 
entj sight, etc. 
Situated as we are on a peninsula, we are most favored with hand- 
une rivers, bays, ana creeks, abounding in all the delicacies thal grow 
the Waters, such, as oysters, sand clams, and crabs, (hatd and soft 
iell), and fish, among which I will mention the shad, rock pickerel, 
fcreb, herring, etc. In the banks and marshes are found muskats, and 
’ten mink and others. I must not forget t,o mention salt water terra- 
ji and snappers in large quantities, Fruits of all kinds flourish here, 
• re particularly the peach, in the greatest luxuriance, besides the 
nailer fruits, which grow very abundantly. So you see, If we are scarce 
f money, we will not starve. In the hunt referred to above, the fa- 
ous dog Gteely, considered by all judges the fastest setter on record. 
the faraona bitch Sappho, now in pup by Grcely, from winch we expect a 
fine lot of dogs, Dr. E.’s June, F, J.’aRoma and Flora, G. H.V Rosa, 
R. M.’g Harry and Tom, Dr. J.’s bitch Cora, now in pup by the famous 
Gordon setter dog belonging to Rev. J. T. Lasaell, of Easton, Md., each 
possessing qualities making them very desirable. All filled admirably 
tbeir part. Last but not least T will mention Veto, which I consented to 
let friend Valentino take to liis home in the moon farce of Pennsylvania 
to hunt pheasants, being a remarkable dog possessing all. the qualities 
combined in a bird and duck dog. 
The winter has been unusually mild, and we anticipate much game 
the coming season, hope in after years to meet the same friends, with 
others, in the hunt and sport, and that the Forest and Stream will 
flourish like the green bay tree on the banks of the river, 
Joseph K. Bramble. 
Independence, Virginia, March 10th, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
A Fox had recently been visiting onr sheepfolda and poultry houses, an 
objection to which was instantly raised by the house keepers and good 
matrons of the neighborhood, so I concluded to give him a frieudly visit, 
aud the sly fellow had been out too late, for Music, Damar, Dinah, Willie, 
and Tough bei-an to give a free and too welcome note for his bene¬ 
fit. In a short time they bad him Tunning, and he soon made for a field 
of cut down pines on the farm of S. Lowe, J. P. s whose lambs he bad 
taken a hearty meal of a few nights before. This little pack pressed 
him so hard he had to leave his coyer and they run into him in an open 
field on the farm of H. Noles, Esq. From ftud to finish was about 
twenty minutes by the watch, and as hard running as any fox hunter 
wishes to bear or riae after. At the kill there were present Captain 
Evan®, owner of the hounds, Mr. Keys, Mr. Lynn, aud ihe two Messrs. 
Kinchcloes. The pace was too fast for the balance of the company, but 
they arrived in lime to partake of the hospitalities of Mr. Lynn and lady, 
who had every luxury inquired by a fox hunter after a run. We re¬ 
turned to our homes quite content, hoping the next.fox we start may 
run an hour or two instead of twenty minutes. Wheli the fox was 
picked up from the hounds you could see disappointment in the faces or 
the followers in his short but, glorious run, Om> Mark. 
,JT cw || ublicuticns. 
We have received from Mr. D. H. Eaton, of Peotone, 
111., a litile pamphlet known as “Fred’s complete List of Home aud 
Foreign Sporting Journals,” the object of which is 10 furnish a com¬ 
plete handbook of reference for sportsmen, it cuulaiiiH the name, ad- 
dross, and subscription price or every sporting publication, American 
and foreign, and also a directory of dealers in sportsmen's supplies, and 
a list of the principal sporting books, where they may be obtained, and 
the cost. 
OttNiTiiOLOGiCAL Chakts. We have received from Ihe 
author. Mi. Gretme Smith, or Peterboro, N Y.. a series of six charts 
which he lias constructed, showing tire classification of the birds of tile 
New World, and one chart of the larger divisions of Ola World birds. 
They are of two sizes, one about twelve inches by nice, and tbo other 
more than twice us largo. The authoi’s method is similar to that pur¬ 
sued in malting a gene-'logical tree, he having grouped about a central 
white circle the Class Bird, with which they are connected by lines, as 
many dark green circles as there are Sub-classes; about these, in a simi¬ 
lar way, Orders in purple circles, Sections in yellow, Families in car. 
mine and Sub-Families in emerald green, each group connected with its 
centra] circle of the next higher rank. Substantially this same plan is 
followid out in analyzing each of these divisions, until the genera and 
species are ail indicated id their true relatione according to the classifi¬ 
cation of Prof. Liijoborg. la addition to this, certain signs are printed 
upon the circles, besides the name, indicating the comparative height or 
organization and comparative size of the species In a given group; de¬ 
noting the portion of North America iu which the bird occurB, and its 
degree of abundance. These charts are very plain and very pretty. 
They would be nsefnl to the student of ornithology as an aid to memory, 
but their chief utill'y will lie in Ihe class-room, where the short time 
usually allowed to that study makes such artificial aud pictorial means 
of -acquiring a gen, ral knowledge of ornithology almost indispensable 
to both pupil and teacher. The charts appear to be very free from er¬ 
rors iu following Liljeliorg's system, which is Ihe one adopted at the 
Smithsonian. 
—Mr. F. S Webster, of Troy, N. Y., has sent us some colored stere¬ 
oscopes similar to those made by Hnrst, which have had so large a sale. 
Tney are taken from natural objects, ai.n .1.. - ,.ki,,*ly iite-l k-. Mr. 
Webster Is a naturalist and taxidermist, and he h s taken a very attract¬ 
ive method to impart a knowledge of Our birds and animals. 
MAGAZINES. 
The Scientific Monthly. The March number of this mag¬ 
azine, wbiclj is published at Toledo, Ohio, brings it to No. 6 of Vol ]. It 
seems to sustain Its character, and some improvements are noticed, as tho 
addition of a department of Geography aud Trawl. The leading article is 
an excellent acconnt of the Coot by IV. H. Machin, which is illustrated by 
a full page cut. Another large illustration is given of the whip-poor- 
will, with accompanying description. J. Manfred Kerr contributes a 
thoughtful article on “Ocean Currents. The Question of the Day,” by 
which the contest between religion and scieuce is indicated, is dis- 
cuBsed by W. C. Chapman, M. D. Briefer articles upon “The Bermuda 
Islands," “Nature’s Music,” “Grasses,” and “Infusoria” complete the 
contents. Tbe magazine appears to be well conducted, except that It 
lacks the vivacity which can only come from original knowledge. There 
is 0 large field for such a monthly, aud its success ought to be insured. 
—A good story, never before published, about Judge Ro- 
sekrans, has beeu told totlie Whitehall Times. A party, 
against, whom the judge once rendered a decision, wrote 
him a saucy letter, and wound up by asking what could be 
done in the case. Judge Rosekrans wrote as follows: 
Bear Sir: Tours received. In reply 1 would say that two 
ways suggest themselves to me. 
First, You can appeal. This is generally hazardous, but 
oftentimes very effective 
Second, Damn the judge. This is inexpensive, hut sure 
to afford immediate relief. 
—If onions are sliced and kept in a sick room they will 
absorb all the atmospheric poison. They should be changed 
every hour. In the rrfom of a small pox patient lltey 
blister and decompose very rapidly, but will preveut the 
spread of the disease. Their application has also proved 
effectual in the case of snake bites.— Exchange. 
—The germination of seeds is favored by a partial exclu¬ 
sion of light- from the surface soil for a few days. Newly 
sown beds may he covered with moss or mats, or even 
newspapers. The exclusion of tile rays of the sun, and the 
retention of moisture hastens the germination of the seeds. 
— On the 6th of February a troop of Wolves attacked a 
party of twenty-four persons neat’ Moscow, Russia. Only 
oue person escaped, and that one by the swiftness of his 
horse. 
jlJiulijimj mid § on ting. 
All communications from Secretai'ies and friends should he mailed no 
later than Monday in each week. 
HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK. 
Date. 
Uostm. 
New York, 
Charleston,. 
Mar."0. 
2 ' 5 5 
'morn** 
70 Ti 
Mar.31 . 
3 33 
0 )ii 
11 33 
Apr. 1. 
•i 39 
1 26 
GVOs 39 
Apr. fi. 
n w 
2 38 
Apr. 3. 
7 4 
3 49 
3 4 
Apr. 4. 
8 10 
i 51 
t 10 
Apr. 5... 
9 3 
5 m 
5 r> 
Rules of the New Yojik Yacht Oi.db.— Some of tlto 
changes in the by-laws and sailing regulations of the Sew 
Y'ork Yiieht Club, made at the last general meeting are im¬ 
portant. It is no longer compulsory on yaeht owners to 
tly the club flag when cruising ontside of Long Island 
Sound and New York Harbor. The right to copy models 
of yachts is now restricted to owners alone, instead of 
builders, as formerly. It is now provided by ehtipItirSJfl 
that, yachts when passing eaeh oilier shall exchange Salutes, 
either by dipping their colors or It ring a gun, the junior 
craft lo salute first. A new rule in chapter 27 defines the 
iuside aud outside courses to he used in regalias, the 
former being altered so as to make tbe finish below the 
Staten Island bluff. Tbe outside course is so arranged as 
to take in a spar-buoy, with red aud black horizoulal siripes, 
moored about one and a half mites off the laud and hearing 
south-southeast ’from the Highland lights, distance four 
miles, as a last turning point. By adopting Ibis course the 
expense of a steamer is rendered unnecessary, and Hie sole 
extra expense will be that required for a stake-boat at the 
starting point. 
Rule No. 2 of the sailing regulations allows only half 
Ihe lime allowance specified in the I able lo yachts below 
7,000 cubic feet of measurement. Rule No. (3 repeals the 
rule requiring a deposit of money upon Ihe entrance of a 
yacht fora regalia. Rule No. 10 removes 1 lie limitation in 
Lite number of men lo be carried during a race. By an 
alteration of Rule No. 17, yachts are permitted lo lake in 
or discharge water previous to a race. 
—The new schooner yacht being built by subscription at 
Coburg, lo represent the Canadian Yacht Club at the cen¬ 
tennial regatta, is rapidly approaching completion. She 
will be about tile size of the Palmer, 00 fuel, on Urn keel. 
107 feet on deck and 114 feel overall. She has abeam of 
24 feet and depth of hold d) feet 0 inches. Her draft aft 
will be 6 feet 0 inches, and forward 0 fcut,/arid, with centre 
board down, she will draw 10 feet. From deck to hounds 
Iter mainmast is On aud her foremast 02 feet. 
—The New Brunswick Yncbl Club have chosen Dr. C, 
Morrogh, Commodore; J. O. Scott, Vice Commodore, and 
A. J. Jones, Secretary and Treasurer. J. Nicholson and S. 
Felter are Trustees. 
Centennial Matches.—T he following is the pro¬ 
gramme arranged by the committee for lire Centennial 
matches:— 
The unfievsiamal, a committee appointed by tlie Ciii’i-fi States Ccn- 
leumal Commission to manage a series ot international regattas, open 
to yachts of all regularly organized clubs, to be sailed dining the- yacht- 
inn season of the present year, have adopted tile followingprneoinoni': — 
Fibst Day—T hursday, June VJil.- A regatta over rile New York 
Yacht Club course, open 10 aliyachts, of alwvc, of fifteen tuns and up¬ 
wards. 
Skoond Day--F riday, June 23d.—A regatta in New Yutk Bay. opetl 
lo all yachts, as above, of fifteen tons'and under, over 11 triangular 
course not exceeding twenty-live miles. 
Third Day—M onday. Juuo SBlh.—A rt-gnpa from New Y'ork to Cop® 
Mav, aud retnrn, open to all yachts, as above, of fifteen tons mid up¬ 
wards. 
In the first and second regattas yachts.will be divided lulo classes, 
with time allowance based upon the mean leugrh and breadth. In tbe 
third there will be iwo classes for schooners and one for stoops, without 
allowance of time, 
A certificate of measurement must accompany every entry. The 
owner’s measurement will he considered sufficient, unless protest is 
made. In each case the committee reserve the right to rcmetiwure. 
The medal and diploma of the International Es iuhiti.-m or 18,11 wifi ire 
awarded by the ItoftedAiates Centennial Commission to- the winner in 
each class in the above regattas. Additional prizes iu silver will lie 
awarded by the nndersigned committee. All entries must be made Mr 
the committee on or before Thursday. June 15th. All boinnvuiilcatlons 
must be directed to tbe Secretary of the Committee, S. Ni.-iiolson Kaae, 
New Y’ork Yacht Uluh, Twenty-seventh stnot and Madison avenue, 
New York city. 
Oomtoittee—George S. Kingsi.inrl, Commodore New York Yacht 
Club; John S. Dickerson, Ooma.odoi’e Brooklyn Y'nclit Clnu; .John fit. 
Forties, Commooorn B rslern Yacht Club, Boston; S. Nicholson Kano, 
Vice Commodore New York Y'acbl Club; William L. Kiv n, Smvan- 
eka Yacht Club, New Yolk; William T. Garner, Now York Yacht 
Club. 
Boating at Hakvaud. —There are eleven men now in 
training for the eight-oared race with Yale, to he rowed 
June 30th. It is said that their average size is smaller (ban 
lias formerly been the case, but they are in belter training. 
During tbe winter the'candidates have pulled each day an 
increasing number of strokes ou eight hydraulic “rowing 
machines." Exercise on the Charles will begin its soon 
as the water will permit. There will not a man step 
into the six-oared shell until after Ihe eiglil-oared race, with 
Yale. After that race the first six men in the iltu vardboat— 
counting from stroke—will step out aud fill ihe places in 
the six. Three weeks will elapse between Hie liarvard- 
Yale race and the Association races, ifiHl iu that time Har¬ 
vard expects lo geL her men’well “seated” a nd in easy con¬ 
dition. In tbe six-oared boat the steering is done iu the 
bow, in the eights by a coxswain. 
Jamaica Pond Boat Club. —The following officers 
Jinve been chosen for this club for 1870:—President, Austin 
G. Gorham; Treasurer, T. B. Ticknor; Secretary, E. L. 
Lincoln; Directors, George W. Hustings, \V. P. A. Brewer 
aud Wendell Goodwin. The club uow has fifty members, 
ten single sculls, fou double sculls,, ten four-oared 
skulls, three barges and fifteen pleasure boats. They 
intend giving a series of regattas this summer on the 
pond, and its members are now in tbeir gymnasium, work¬ 
ing hard and running eight miles g day. 
—Mr. J. Russell, of the Atlantic Boat Club of Hoboken, 
has been elected Commodore of the New Jersey Amateur 
Rowing Association. 
—Holton (Kansas) teacher.—’“Where does all our grain 
product go toV" Boy,—“It goes into the hopper." “Hop¬ 
per! what hopper?" “Graeshopper,” tnuinifluntly showlcd, 
the lad.—J5r- 
