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| other side of the bay, leaving us to try the oars against a strong wind for 
about three miles, lauding again at the Mallin House with an appetite 
| for supper, and the second object of our trip accomplished, relaxed 
physically. The mental relaxation we now enjoy m retrospectlng the 
pleasant, features or the trip. The unpleasant remembrances consist in 
venturing to the beach without the means to return, and in depending 
upon finding guides there. 
If auy of your readers desire an excellent days Bporfc in Barnegat Bay, 
let him first write to Sum King at the Mullio House and we will guaran¬ 
tee that he will make Lhe best possible arrangement for them to go in 
comfort and be well pleased with the trip. Long, M. D. 
Bat why does not our correspondent state the charges for 
hoat, guide, etc., on his successful attempt.—[Ed. 
DUCKING ON SHINNECOCK. 
New York, April 5th, 1816, 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The writer returned from Wm. Lanes on Saturday last, bringing with 
him two geese and about Ihirty broadbills, the result of a week’s shoot 
ing. Owing to the great nambei of “southeaatera” recently Old Shin- 
necock was so full of water r hat it was impossible to flud a sand-bar 
to stand a goose rig upon. It was not until the morning I left that the 
tide was low enough to stand out the live stool. I may add here that 
Lane has fcwcuty-two of the best “stoolers” in that or South Bay, and 
When set out on a bar, giving out their bonk! honk! to a bnneh of their 
wild fellows it is rarely that they do not bring thorn within the range or 
the expectant, sportsmen who have been so carefully concealed by Lane 
iu the sedge boxes. The bay is filled with ducks, broadbill and redheads 
predominating, but owing to severe weather aud high winds It. was im¬ 
possible to lay a battery, so all of my birds were shot from shore blinds. 
Lane has a large comfortable house situated on the shore of the bay, 
With every convenience for sportsmeu, he himself being one of the 
greatest attractions, for no one can help enjoying themselves while in 
| his company, he being a perfect gunner, well schooled in everything 
i pertaining to liis craft. His fund of anecdote Is large, and after a day 
well spent on the bay it is a pleasure to draw up by a big wood fire and 
listen to his recollections of wonderful shots and bags made on Sliinne- 
cock’s shores and bosom. The kitchen is conducted by Mrs. Lane in a 
I manner that would bring health and appetite to a dyspeptic. 1 shall 
| long remember with pleasure ttie hours I have spent in hir pleasant 
dining room, and hope to spend many more in the same place. No 
gunner is allowed to leave the house in the morning, no matter what tbc 
hour, without a hot breakfast, and a good one at that, for the motto 
there is “A full stomach makes a clear eye and a steady huud.” In my 
’ enumeration of the virtues of the place I must not omit to mention 
; “George,” Capt. Lane's helper. Wi.at he does not know about sailing, 
picking up crippled ducks, and awimnnug geese is not worth kuowiog. 
The heaviest flight of geese has yet. to come, and sportsmen who go 
down any lime before the 25th of April will have good shooting. 
Scaur. 
ANOTHER TRIBUTE TO CALE LORING. 
Grisenfort, L. L) March 16th, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Bear Forest and Stream I have just received the extra numbers of 
the Gale Loring article, and return my thanks. I have received a letter 
concerning him from Mr. Charles S. Cleaves, Biddeford, Maine, and one 
jot his friends, and I make an extract or two from his letter which you 
can use if do inclined, 
“Cale and myself were out in a good cover on the banks of Saco River, 
where he shot 38 out of 40 woodcock; and Cora, his dog* made a good 
point on a live bird with a dead one in its mouth. Aud what you say 
of his big single gun, with which he killed the last one of the seven old 
tsquaws, reminds me of another instance of his skill with u. I was 
once with Cale at the ‘shanty,’ when he exclaimed that he heard geese! 
Taking our spy-glass we saw there were eight geese on a sand-bar down 
at lhe Partings, as we called it. We put two double guns and the Dig 
single gun imo his little float, and lie started off against fluod tide and 
head wind in pursuit. Presently, aR the fowl were about to fly, bang! 
bang! went liis heavy 14-pound double gun: aud jmnping to his knees 
w ith his light double gun he fired two more in quick succession, and seven 
of the geese were dow n. ‘O!’ I cried,‘he has lost one of them,’ when 
bang went the old tingle gnu, and down came the last of eight large, 
"heavy geese, He had sculled a mile and a half agaiust wind aud tide, 
and his uerves were still steady enough to kill off a whole flock of that 
shyest and tongbest of sea-fowl.” Isaac MgLbllan. 
Another correspondent sends us from Biddeford, Maine, 
a similar recital of the above circumstances.—E d. 
PENN YAN NOTES. 
Penn Yam, March 31st, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Oscar Conkling, of this place, discerned a flock of nineteen wild 
geese in a rye field hear this place a few days since and succeeded in 
stalking near enough to obtain a double shot, bagging four birds. The 
next thing on the programme was a trap shoot between W. B. Sheldon 
and H. D. Pratt, at 26 yards rise, 1* oz. shot, No. 8, ten birds each, with 
this result:— 
Nume. Score. Total. 
Sheldon. 111! 110111 9 
Trait. llOlilllll 9 
They then went back to 31 yards, and shot at three birds each, Pratt 
killing two, Sheldon none. Each man used Sheldon’s gun, a Scott 
breech-loader, which he ordered through a house m Boston, made a 
cording to his directions. It is a .12-bore 30 inch barrel, and weighs 71 
pounds, and makes a better target than the crack Scott gun owned by 
Capt. Bogardus, or than any target ever published. I should have n 
Honed in the proper place above, that at the 31 yards distance six paper 
shells were used loaded with 3 drs. of powder and 1 oz, of No. 7 shot . 
With but one exception all the birds shot at were hit. A, Pitt. 
WILD TURKEYS IN TEXAS. 
Round Mountain, Texas, January 21st, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Our climate being so mild, it requires but little time and expense to 
prepare for a few days’ camp life. Most generally here—on the frontier 
—hunting parties go out on horseback, taking some bread, coffee, and 
salt, with a blanket or two each for bedding. Should they expect to be 
gone a week they make better preparations, taking a wagon and more 
provisions. 
Thursday noon being the time set to start on our last excursion, we 
got every thing ready in the morning. By patting in the wagou corn- 
bread, coffee, and salt enough for two days’ rations for four, Rome of my 
fellow sportsmen would think perhaps they would surely starve with so 
small au assortment of edibles, but would find oat their mistake were 
they to visit oar country. Though they may not eat cornbread at home, 
In Texas, they would say it was the sweetest and best bread they bad 
ever eaten, and call for it three times a day. 
But I am getting off the track. We were all ready to drive to the 
hunting ground as soon as the horses were harnessed. Here comes 
Mack B. with two Spanish caballos. He is driviug in off the range. 
While Mack and I fasten the ponies to the wagon, Hr. B. and Mt. T. 
make themaelves comfortable on the spring seat. The last trace is 
hooked, and Mack and I take reserved sects on the provision box. The 
ponies not having been U6ed lately, and their stomachs being well filled 
with that most delicious grass, cailed mesquilF, start off at a brisk trot* 
soon leaving the old cabin home far in Lho roar. A three hours’drive 
found us in camp without meat. Leaving Dr. B. in camp to build a lire 
and cut broiling sticks, Ed, Mock and I took lo (he cedar brake for tur¬ 
keys. We had been out about half an hour, when bnngl weuL Mack’s 
No. 10. Looking off in the direction of the report, we saw a scattered 
flock of about fifteen turkeys flying towards.us. They toon begun to 
call, and Ed and l taking the course, wo each bagged a fine gobbler. It 
now being late, we left for camp, where we found Mack preparing his— 
a gobbler—for supper. The tor keys being cleuned, wo each broiled ns 
quantum svfficit , and gathered around the pile of bread. To say we ate 
heartily would be drawing it mild. Wu ate an abundance, especially of 
the fat turkey. 1 said fat tarkey: they get so fat here that when shot fly 
ing, a fall or twenty feet on the ground very often hursts them open. 
Supper being over, and not caring to go lo the roosts, we. built a huge 
fire of cedar and mesquite (Acacia vei'a) logs, talked over the next day’s 
doings for an hour or so, till one by one, getting sleepy, wc 1 oiled our¬ 
selves up in a blanket to dream of turkey hens and gobblers all through 
the night. Next morning found us all right, though Mr. T. reared sev¬ 
eral times daring the night he would be devonred by wolves, or attacked 
by a panther, cither of which might occur here, as we are troubled with 
a goodly number of both, and their howls tfbd screams were repeatedly 
heard during the night. 
As we had oDly killed three turkeys 1 he day before, we concluded to 
make up the deficit on the next. Each man taking his course, started 
oat with great expectations, We will leave you to judge whether they 
were realized or not. A little after annuown the last man reported, aud 
deposited Ids game on the common pile. A count is made, aud isfonnd 
to foot up eleven for this day, making a total of fourteen turkeys— 
twelve gobblers and two hens. Next morning we started home, the Dr, 
to drive down the creek to the mouth of the canyon, white we skirted 
the lakes for more game. At the meeting point we added to the Dr ’s 
load several more gobblers and a fat back, Mr. T. had the good luck 
to find lhe deer in easy range, about three hundred yards from our place 
of meeting. One charge of BB. shot did the work. We now bad a 
load—seventeen gobblers, two hens, and a large deer, we having eaten 
two gobblers in camp, made ns a total of twenty-one fat turkeys and a 
fat venison, in less than two days’ hunt. On arriving home, father and 
Mack skinned the deer, while Ed and I on our ponies carried Christmas 
dinner to our neighbors. J. T. B. 
U nfioiwl jjnstimes. 
New Yoke Athletic. Club.— The seventh annual spring 
games of the New York Athletic Club will be buhl at their 
grounds, Mott Avenue aud 150th street, Molt llaven, New 
York city, on Tuesday, May 301 b, 1870 i Decoration Day), 
to commence promptly at 1:30 P. M. The following games 
will be open to nil amateurs: 100 yards, 440 yards; half 
mile and one mile running, 120 yards hurdle, ouu and three 
mile walks, Tunniug high aud running broad jumps, put¬ 
ting the shot, aud throwing the hammer. Entries will be 
received up to 3 o’clock P. M. on Saturday, May 20'. Contest¬ 
ants must describe (heir colors and uniform; the latter 
must consist of shirt and trunks or drawers extending to 
the knees. No competitor will be allowed to enter under 
a false name, and the club reserve the right of refusing 
any entry. The same person may enter iti any one or all 
of the games, but his entry must specify those iu which 
he intends to compete. In order toiusure bowtfide entries, 
an entrance fee ol $2 will he charged for each game, which 
money will be returned to all persons who compete. Our 
definition of an amateur is as follows:—An amateur is any 
person who has never competed in an open competition for 
a stake, or for public mouey, or for admission money, or wilh 
professionals for a prize, public money, or admission 
money; nor has ever, at any period of his life, taught or 
assisted in the pursuit of a'lilelic exercises as a means of 
livelihood, nor is a mechanic, artisan, or laborer. All en¬ 
tries must be accompanied by a certificate from some well- 
known athletic or rowing association, or from some person 
known to the club, that the person entering is an amateur 
under our rules. Alfred H. Curtis, Secretary, box 2003 
New Y T ork P. O. 
—The following is (he score of the chess tourney now jg 
progress iu this city up to the 9th inst:— 
The figures indicate won games, the cyphers lost games 
and the dashes for games not played or drawn. 
—The following is the latest placing of the field nines 
of the professional clubs, of which ten will enter the arena 
for the United States championship, and eight for the 
League Association pennant:— 
Athletic. —Coons c-., Kuightp., Fisler 1st b., FuDserSa b., Sutton 
3a b.. Force s. s., Hall 1.1., Eggler c. f., and Mcyerle, r. r. 
Bkooklyn —Hicks c,, Matthews p., Start 1st b., Crave: 2d hNich¬ 
ols 3d b., Hallman s. s., Boom 1.1., Shandley c. f,, audHojtt, r. f. 
Boston. —McGinley e., Borden p., Muruan 1-’ !>., Leonard 2d b„ 
8cbafer3db,, G. Wright 8. s., Parks 1. f., O’Rourke c. f .andiMim- 
mug r. /. 
Chicago.— White c., Spalding p., McVey 1st b., Barnes 2d b., Andrew 
3d b., Peters a. a., Glen 1. f., Hines c. f., and Addy r. f. 
Cincinnati.— Pierson e , Avery p., Fisher 1st b , ifweasy 2d b., Booth 
3d b., Kessler s. s., Snerdenl. f., Jonesc. f., and Clark r. f. 
Harti-ohd.— Allison c., Commings p., Mills 1st b.. Burdock 2d b., 
Ferguson 3d b., Carey s. s., York 1. f., Remsen c. f., audiligbaui c. f. 
Louisville.— Snyder c., Devlin p.. Carbine 1st b , GerbardtSd b., 
Hague 3d b., Fulmer s. s., Ryan 1. L, Hastings c f , and Bechtel r, f. 
New Haves. —Seward c., Nichols p., Caisiday 1st b., Hnnnnervell 
2d b.. Spence 3d b., S. Wright s. s., Paion 1. f., Wain c. f., and Know- 
dell r. f. 
PhilAuelphia.—C rawley c., Zottlein p.. Weaver 1st b., Slic'zlm 2d 
b., Pfeiffer 3d b., Nelsou s. s., Selmlfci 1. I'., Warner c l.,uudMasou 
r. f. 
St. Louis— Clapp c,, Bradley p., Delhnm, 1st b., Bnltiu 2d b , Me- 
Geary 3d b,, Pearce s. Culbbert t, fPike n. f. nod Wang r, f. 
—The following opening game? have been played this 
month by the professional clubs chiefly with semiproi'es- 
sisnal nines:— 
March 20—New Haven vs. Star, at Sow Haven. 8 (o 1 
April 5—Lonisvillc vs. Memphis, at Memphis.13 to 5 
" 5—Picked Niue vs. Alldetic, al Philadelphia_3 (o 7 
“ 5—Philadelphia vs. Klcine. ul Pbl.adelpbia. 8 to « 
11 fi—st. Louis vs. ricked b ine, at St Louis.12 to 4 
■' tl—Louisville vs. Memphis, al. Memphis..13 lo 1 
“ O—Brooklyn vs. FiehL at Capitolina Ground..21 loo 
■- B—New Haven vs. Star at New Haven.13 to 4 
—The professional games to he played this month are as 
follows: 
April 14, Boston vs. New Haven, at New Haveu. 
April 15, Boston vs. New Haven, at Boston. 
April 17, New nmen vs. Live Oak, at L.vnn. 
April 22, Bosrou vs. Athletic, at Philadelphia, 
April 34, Boston vs. Athletic, at Philadelphia. 
April 25, Louisville vs. Chicago, at Lonisvillc. 
April 27, Louisville vs. Chicago, at Louisville. 
—An article in DeWitl's Base Ball Guide on base ball 
pitching says:— 
"There are three primary elements required in a suc¬ 
cessful pitcher, without which no man cam ever excel in 
the position. The first is the .command of the ball; the 
second is pluck iu facing the swiftest batted bulls, aud 
the third if the judgment to outwit your adversary at lhe 
hat. Tlie power to pitch a swift ball, and the endurance 
to withstand the fatigue of a long game, and also the con¬ 
trol Of temper sufficient lo hear wilh lhe annoyances of 
poor support in tlie field, are also among the requisites of 
a first-class pitcher. But these holer qualities would bo 
next to useless without the former, while, on lhe othev 
hand, a pitcher may he successful even if lie can neither pilch 
swift, endure the work of his position long, nor keep his 
lempur when chances for outs me missed. Bui.speed with¬ 
out coinmaud of the ball is too cosily to pay, and lack of 
pluck prevents the use of a man's judgment, and without 
a nuiu uses his brains in pitching lie becomes a mere ma¬ 
chine player, and n pitcher any skillful and experienced 
batsman can punish. 
—The SimsiUe Journal says: “The Philadelphia Club 
players of 1876 have been prelly well distributed among the 
league clubs, McGeary is iri the St Louis nine. Zeltlin 
of the Chicago and Philadelphia nines of 1875, is to replace 
MeBridge in the Athletics, in which nine Mcyerle is to play 
second base this year. Fisher, thrown out of the Philadel¬ 
phia team last September, is iu lho (Jiueiunati chib now. 
Addy, a reliable man, is in the Chicago nine. Snyder, 
another good and true man, as also Fqiiher, who is 
thoroughly reliable, are in tbc Louisville club, and Murium 
and Borden In the Boston. Ilighum, of the Mutuals of 
1875, is now iti the Hurl fords. Treaty, Malone, Mc.Mullin 
anil Nelson have not yet been engaged, but doubtless they 
will he.” 
—The amateur clubs turned out for field practice aL 
Prospect Park on April 8th for the first time this season. 
Members of I he Nameless, Produce Exchange, and Winona 
clubs, played a game together. The Osceoiaa, under Capt. 
Toby Smith of the old Star Club, will open play at the 
Park next Saturday. There was a game played at lho 
Park on Saturday between nines of the Register and Comp¬ 
troller’s offices of Brooklyn. The Register's nine register¬ 
ed the fewest rung and consequently their adversaries con¬ 
trolled the game. 
—A New Haven paper savs that tiro New Havens •start 
oil on a Southern trip about lire 20tk of May, to be absent 
about three weeks, dining which time they will play in 
many Western and Southern cities, several limes with pro¬ 
fessionals, and a number of games wilh noil-professionals 
also. The New England exhibition trip of the Bostons 
and New Havens is being arranged. The two clubs will 
play together at least one week. The first game will lake 
place at Boston on Monday, April lTili. 
—A Philadelphia paper says: "There are four good 
amateur clubs in San Francisco, including the re-organized 
Eagles, Californians, Alerts and San Francisco—who, in 
order to keep peace with lhe times, have changed their 
name lo the Centennials. It lias been determined to hold 
a grand baseball tournament in this city next summer, as 
the Centennial celebration would hardly be complete with¬ 
out an exhibition of out’ national game.” 
—On Friday next the insl of lhe series of professional 
club contests for the championship of lhe United Stales, 
takes place at New Haven, when lhe Boston and New 
Haven club nines will enter the list together for the first 
time. The next day the two nines play in Boston, it being 
the opening match of the season in that city. 
—The St,. Louis Reds have so far engaged Croft, Magner, 
Morgan, Owan, Redmond and Dolan. Manager MoNeary 
is on East looking up other players, and will return soon 
with the number required to complete the nine. Dolan 
will be remembered as having caught for the Louisville 
Olympics a portion of last summer. 
—LulT, formerly of lhe New Havens, has joined the 
Olympics of Memphis. He has the reputation of being a 
fine hall-player, and it really looks as if our Memphis 
friends art: bent Cm organizing a good team. Barrne will 
be their catehor, and Clinton their pitcher-—two good men. 
—The players regularly engaged for the Cincinnati club 
for this season are as follows, so says tlie League book:— 
Charles II. Gould, Samuel J. Fields, William 0. Fisher, 
Charles J. Sweasy, Henry Kessler, Emanuel Snyder, Charles 
W. Jones, Robert Clack, David P. Pierson, A. S. Booth. 
—De Witt’s Base Ball Guide, containing both the ama¬ 
teur and professional code of playing rules for 1876, lo- 
gether with special instructions to umpires, making in all 
a hook of 100 pages of instructive mu Her, illustrated wilh 
cuts, will be issued next Saturday. 
—The Brooklyn professionals began field practice on 
April 6th, and they have been playing against field nines 
every fine day since then. This w eek Graver and Shand- 
iey will take their places in the nine and work will com¬ 
mence in earnest. 
Tlie Yale University nine for 1870 will be as follows: 
Morgan, o.; Bigelow, p.; Downer, 1st b.; Carter, 2d b 
Abbott, 3db.; Wheaton, s. s.; Thompson, 1. f.; Williams, 
c. f.; Plait, r. f. They were to have commenced play last 
week. 
—Golden, the swift pitcher of lhe Westerns of 1876, and 
who also pitched for the Chinagos after Zettlin was sent 
away, is to pitch for the sum-professional Stars of Coviug- 
ton this season 
