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lived in good order, only 14 being lost on the way t.d Phil¬ 
adelphia. The prizes contended for were as follows: 1st, 
ii handsome solid silver salvur; 2d, a valuable bronze (En¬ 
glish partridge); Bd, an emblematic locket. The match 
Ivvas shot from H AT trap, 21 yards rise, BO yards boun- 
idtny. The following arc the scores: — 
Total.| Names. Total. 
.»l<;. K. C. .'1 
It. H.7 
Et. B. T. 
..7|J. T. 
. I’. 
. P. U.. 
..(I 0 0 
TIBS FOR STCCOMD PRIZK. 
LjC. a.1110 1-4 1111 1-5 
. M.1 1 11 0—1 1111 1—5 
TllSW FOR THIRD FRI213. 
(frame.. Total.] Name. Total. 
l h , Jr. 0 0. S,6. 
.11 T.1 1 0 A. B. 
. la. H.1) 1 11 A. C. 
f. C....,,. 1 0|U. M*. 
.R. H.1 0 0;J. T. A ... 
fib . 1 ol *YV inner. 
Ai tov* the shooting match was over, the members sat 
'down t o a planked shad suppei\ and an enjoyable af lei- 
Sjoou was passed in the building of the Tinneum Fisli 
oJou&e Club. 
Bogardus vs, Price. —The match between Captain A. 
In. Bogardus, of Illinois, and Mr. William C4. Priqe, of 
Siondon, for the championship of the world and the gold 
'badge won by Uie Captain when in Europe, was decided 
Kt Indianapolis on the 5lh iust. The following score shows 
llie result:—Fifty birds from five traps, 80 yards rise, Eng¬ 
lish rules. Bogardus, 41; Price, 8G. Filteen pairs, 18 
feiirds rise, Prairie Club rules, of Chicaco. Bogardus, 24; 
price, 21. Twenty single birds, 21 yards rise Prairie Club 
I rules, of Chicago. Bogardus, 19, Price, 15. Total—Bo- 
gaiclus, 84; Price, 72. 
•PIGEON SHOOTING EXTRAORDINARY. 
Suv Louis, May-ith, 187U. 
I Em tor Forest And Htukam.— 
A supply ol wild. birds arrived today from Clricajro for tlm Gun Club. 
UMicr a fair dub match a novel nialcii was made hetwoen Mr. C. Jell 
ffclurkaml II. U. Pierce, ut 10-tdL'gIe’ birds, 2i yards riso, 80 yards boun¬ 
dary, tile gun to Ik; laid on tlui qrmnid, the shooter to stand at score with 
larnifj folded, and to maintain that position uhl.il the trap was sprung arid 
|the bird on the \Vjilg. Mr. Clark, had shot ui live birds once before nu- 
dur similar conditions. Mr. Pierce had had no experience in that style 
Hif shooting, To the complete surprise of the specLuLora the shoolcrs 
►lied ut ton birds, untl afterwards at five birds, sumo conditions. As the 
pjki I oT tuck jinny had been ihorou^tily tested under such novel circum- 
Cfltanees, withoi.I advantage to either, IL was agreed to draw the slake 
fund.rest upon laurels won. When ii is considered that (he birds -were 
ffiety strong, wild ones, having bnt recently been netted, and the wind 
•blowing almost a gale from right t.6 left across the traps, with a cold, 
Barfiizlhig rain prevailing tin ring the entire match, together with the ex- 
Mra labor necessary to secure proper aim. order comillions imposed, the 
i score is simply wonderful. At any rate the result is so grcully ahead 
the Palne-'l’tdbot mated, recently bud in Now York, and the terms so 
I anuch more diiHcult—(Paine and Talbot laying their gun on a table in- 
i stead of on the ground)—-that either guntleuiau is willing to make a 50- 
i bud single, or double match imd-r same conditions, with any one who 
bniagines they know how to do such style of work better. 
St. Louis. 
MT. VANDERWACKEN. 
Philadelphia, April 29th, 1876. 
Editor ‘Forest and Stream:-- 
1 see in an ontertaiuing article in your paper of the 27ih, your corres¬ 
pondent asks where theS r andevwaeken Mountain Is,as he could not find it 
(on any map. 1 have been up the Yanderwackeu Mountain some years ago, 
Ethough not quite so far back as the date of the events recorded in your 
Kl.rrespoudent's urticlc. The mountain, lies south of the road from Root’s 
WO the Lower Adirondack Irou Works and east of the North River. 
It is, as he says, an isolated mountain, over four thousand feet high, I 
should say, speaking from memory and judging from the timber and 
I Other eigne which those famiiiar with mountain climbing estimate alti¬ 
tude by. I went up the mountain in the winter of 1860-01, when I spent 
bo :e five or six weeks in the woods, tramping aoout on snow-shoes and 
seeing what wnB to be seen in contrast to the summer time. The snow 
bflfas five feet deep on a level, with a good crust, and I have no doubt 
(•that in some Of the hollows and ravines among the foot hills-at the back 
pbf the mountain, we walked over drifts thirty feet deep. In order to get 
Etbfine view, 1 left Mitchell Labattis’ House in Pendlelon before day, aud 
reached the top of the mountain quite early in the morning. Snow- 
$hoes had to be discarded long before we got to the summit, as we at¬ 
tained it from the north side, aud It is very steep. The top was open 
and not large, the mountain making a peak. The view was grand. I 
looked up the long basin in which lay Lake Sanford, the head of it fir- 
tec; u miles off. Across the end of the valley glistened the wull of tkp 
Indian Pass. On the right came toward me in order the rose-colored 
simimite—for all were snow covered, and glowed Alp-like in the slowly 
rising sun—of Mounts McIntyre, Golden, Tahawas, and others, while on 
the left lay Seward and Suutanoni. I can remember it well to this day. 
The rose color tipped with gold, then gliding imperceptibly into the 
softest sluidcs of violet, which again* went into purple, until at last, low 
dtnvu on the mountain sides, where the timber was larger and the snow 
^QOnId get to the ground, the dark spruces and balsams looked blue aud 
[black in the deep shadows. I went down on the south side of the 
Hjaountain and took a circuit to the right almost to the river, having mean¬ 
while run down a buck and cut his throat r for Mitchell had said he mast 
have some meat, or we would face badly at home, and then struck north 
again to the Crown Poiut road, which I did not reach until long after 
Hark, or rather, night, for it was moonlight and not very dark. One of 
nptdkuU’tij boys and another youngster were with me, so having plenty of 
iiteuni we put a withe through the deer’snose and fore legs, and “snaked” 
him on the crust until after night, where we hung him up and went 
Epme, sending after him in the morning. If I pass the Vanderwacken 
fcgain I shall most certainly try to find time to go up it. The view will 
Well repay any one who cares at all for such things. So by the way will 
view from Goodenon into a much smaller mountain, and one more 
Easily gone up, not far from Newcomb settlement. C. C. 
SNIPE AT THE WEST. 
Clinton, Iowa, May 1st, 1676. 
Editor Forest and Stream.:— 
In your issue of April 27111* under head of Game Rag and Guu, you 
predicted that English snipe had taken a wcaLem flight. “You have it 
right. ” The largest flight of smite known for years has just passed over 
£be eastern portion of this State. All along ihe Chicago aud North¬ 
western Railway, from here to Tama City, every favorable piece or 
ground has been alive with them, owing to heavy rafus. Corn-fields 
have been favorite rucdTng grounds, and As UtO farmers do not cut up 
their com it affords flue cover. J. Anderson ami G. E. Poyncor bagged 
ninety-three in six ami a hair hours 1 shooting oil the 82d nil.: Messrs. 
Jackcit and Poyneer bugged seventy-nine no 85th ult.; Gage and Walden 
haggl'd sixty-three. Messrs. Morton, Lee, Everett, liwltoit, and Lurch 
huve the credit of making good bags. Duck shooting was fair. Pros¬ 
pects aye very flattering for a big season at pinnated grouse If wc do 
not have any heavy rains during May and June the Bhooling will be the 
finest for many years. Rkin . 
THE FLIGHT OF WOODCOCK AND SNIPE. 
Kentvili.b, Nova Scotia. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
It always gives the sportsman pleasure to find the whereabouts of a 
brother of the rod or trigger with whom a bye gone day has been pleas¬ 
antly passed. I therefore note with no ordinary delight a few lines Tram 
u Roaraur,” who is good enough to mention 187 i, and the little Clumbers 
who then conduced to our amusement. I am truly glad to hear that he 
intends looking me up next anlurnn, and vhllc I regret the superanua- 
tion of his old beauties, make no doubL but ilnt “their snoce&ora in of¬ 
fice” will give a good account of their “days about” wiLb my team. As 
for that good, thorough going shot, I feel sure that since we last mot 
“Age cannot wither him, nor custom stale 
Hti infinite variety.” 
One thing I will say for all the gentlemen from over the border w hom 
I. have hud the pleasure of meeting lu the field, they are undeniable 
workmen, aud understand cover shooting and the peculiarities of the 
“timber-doodle,” its probable locality, aud line and velocity of flight, and 
we drive from cover to cover, smoke the post-prandial pipe, unless they 
e giving hs solid information and the result of cxicnaive personal ob¬ 
servation among the fauna of North America. They are admirably fill¬ 
ing the role of what dear old Col. Chearnley, called “the diverting vaga¬ 
bond.” 
In answer to “Roamer’s” inquiries as to the advent of cock and snipe, 
I reply that as far as my own observation goes I am inclined to think 
that the influx of cock from the North is more clearly marked by flights 
than that of snipe. The latter breed here, both at Tantramar and Kent- 
yille in greater numbers than cock, and continuing during their early 
maturity on the opens it is very difficult to discriminate between flight 
birds and those driven off the snipe bogs to the edges of the leykes, (as 
we call our reclaimed grass lauds) ditches, andpolutoe furrows. But 1 
can say that after easterly and northeasterly rainstorms with wind I find 
a black bog with scattered alders, I wot of, always well filled with snipe 
after September 22d. 1 therefore think they begin lo come South earlier 
than cock, and further, I never killed snipe in November till 1871, w hen 
I got two brace on, I think November !0 r b, upon a bit of black intervale 
lile or so west from Kentville, that Imd been submerged till autumn, 
aud mown high off Ihe ground. 
The cock on the other hand, I always shoot uulil well ou in November; 
iven as late as Ibe lfith making bugs of three or four couple, Ooce 1 
flushed a strong, loud winged bird Ihe clay before Christmasl It Is prob¬ 
able he had been wounded, or moi'te jHUaitia been prevented from ac¬ 
quiring u knowledge of geography. The advent of the flight biidsde 
pemls muon upon the temperature in higher latitudes,and the prevalence 
of uorllierly gales. I look up well shot covers for new arrivals nil ulonir 
from October 15th to November 10th; after that, likely places. My heaviest 
bags of evidently flight birds have geininilly been made about the full 
moon nearest thu 20th or October. I hopu, however, to show my old friends 
ue new covers before so lale a date. B, 8, 
Tenafly, N. J., April 22d, 1870. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
In the laLu issucb of your paper, I notice several of your correspon¬ 
dents claim that the scarcity or woodcock is due to the late snows aud 
cold rains in the spring, and last, but not least, to the summer shooting. 
Now, in our section, the summer and fall shooting is about equal. In 
July and August we find the young birds in the densest cover, when they 
rise it is almost impossible to see them. While in the fall, after the 
leaves have fallen from the trees, we find them among the aiders and 
white birches, where it is very open, and it Is often necessary to let them 
fly some distance, in order to suve them whole. Of course wo all un¬ 
derstand that summer shooting loads to the untimely death of a 
great many young ruffed grouse and quail, but it does not \\ holly ac¬ 
count for the scarcity of the birds. If your correspondents will take the 
trouble to look under the telegraph - Wires, they will find another good 
reason. For instance, on vhe 4ih hist. one of the Irmlcmen on the rail, 
road, brought me a woodcock that liau uuc.i ..i i by Hying loiiust the 
wire; he was found early in the morning,'and was warm when picked up 
A year or two ago eight woodcock were fouud one morning on the Hud¬ 
son River Railroad, in a distance of two miles, and a short time ago the 
agent at the depot heard something strike the wire near him, and on 
looking, found a woodcock that was warm and .bleeding. On thcTth 
inet I found three dead birds in a distance of one aud one half in lies 
Three were found a few miles south of this place a year ago and 1 havu 
just received a stuffed bird from Piermont that was killed the 17th of 
Mai eh, 1873. It 6eems that a single wire is the most dangerous as they 
can see aud avoid a large number. Here is another reason: a frieud or 
mine informs me that it used to be a customary practice for the citizens 
of the Southern States to hunt them at night with torches in the cane- 
brakes, aud he has known of seventy-five being killed in a few hours in 
this way. If this is the case, in a few years woodcock will be a thiDg of 
the past, unless the protection societies take hold of iho matter. Wood¬ 
cock have been very plentiful with us this spring, and there aio enough 
left on the grounds to make good shooting when the season opens. 
Wilson snipe made their first appearance this week. 1 shot five on the 
16th, and saw two more which were very wild. The weather lias bean 
so cold that the flight has hardly commenced, bnt expect they will be 
along in large numbers in a few days, wheu I will send you word. 
Red Wing* 
CHOK E-BORES. 
Jackson,M ips., April 13th, 1876. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Apropos of choke-bores, I have had my gunwhal; Mr. Dougall might 
call “moderately choke-bored.” My guu—you published atrial about two 
years ago—shot N.7, Tatham’s, badly, making a pattern of 126 pellets is a 
a 3 Q‘in. circle, with 31 drs. orange lightning powder and If oz, shot. Now 
with 3J drachms American dead shot and l£ oz. No. 7 Tatham's shot, it 
gives an average pattern of 182 pellets in a 30 inch circle, not selected. 
It has improved the gun’s shooting with No. 8 as well. Of No. 10 shot 
I kept no record, and hure state positively, in regard to my gnu, at least,, 
that it has not lost in penetration, haviug brokca both hind legs of an 
old hare—besides killing him so dead lie never struggled-at about 40 
paces, with St. Louis No. 10 (TathauiV) shot. 
regard to shooting a choke-bore at snipe or partridges I would say, 
to a poor shot like myself, be slow about bringing your gun to your 
shoulder; or, as Frank Forester says: “Keep your gun at half-cock, 
and cock it only after the game is on the wing.” If you don’t, you’ll 
score more misses than birds, as I do. 
In conclusion, one wordaboutMr. Dougall’s statement that “closeness 
and velocity are antagonistic.” With all due deference to Mr. Dougall, 
I question that statement. lBhotmy gun before it was choke-bored at 
a yellow pine plank; tho shot entered it Blmply. I then used one of 
Eley T a concentrators, and it spliuteied the board. I then took two con¬ 
centrators, filled them with shot, with a wed at either end, and tied it to¬ 
gether with fine wire. It tore a hole Lhroagh tho wood like that made by 
agrapeshot; all shots so fired at same distauce/sauie size shot, and at 
different parts of the plank. A-cartridge so made would knock down-an 
elephant at close quarters. 
Tf above is not analogous 1 would like lo be informed why it is not; 
but in, in my bumble opinion, if not a dofoplelu rufnfaiion, at least oue 
that requires explanation In regard to “closeness andvelocHyiueau- 
tttgomHt^c" , being accepted as gospel truth. Ufcu. C. Eviuch. 
|jf ntiowtl $£n$tmcs. 
BASE BALL, 
—The national game 1ms never been played with the de¬ 
gree of skill it is lliis season, as llie record of llie leading 
contests which have thus far taken place fully shows. 
Thus far, in the League pennant series of matches, the 
Chicago Club takes the lead out West, and the Hartford 
CJub iii the East, each having won live games anil lost but 
one rip lo May 9th. The model games thus far played in. 
the West by the League clubs have beeu:— 
Rt. Louts vs, Chicago, at St. Louis.l i.o 0 
CiiittimuUi vb. St. Louie, at Cincinnati... 2 to 1 
Cllicngo vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis..... .3 to 3 
Cincinnati vs. Louisvilo, at Cincinnati.3 to 3 
Chicago vs. Louisville, at Lonisvillo.I to 0 
Cincinnati vs. St. Louis, at Cincinnati. 5 to 3 
St. Louis vs. Louisville, at Louisville.6 to 3 
Tho model games of the Easi areas follows:— 
. . .3 to 2 
mum nt «oaio»i vm iniiiii^'i. ,3 lo 2 
it ford vs. Mutual, nr. Brooklyn.1 to 3 
Hartford vs. Athletic, ak Philadelphia...7 lo 1 
Hartford vs. Alhletic, ar Philadelphia. 6 to 3 
Boston VB. Alhlelrc, at Philadelphia. 6 to f» 
Mutual vs. Boston, at Boston.5 to 1 
Athletic vb. Mutual, at Philadelphia.7 lo 5 
Boston vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn. 7 to 6 
Mutual vs. Hartford, at Brooklyn. .8 to 3 
The record in full of the League contests is as follows*— 
Tlie single figure contests in which professional nines 
have been engaged since our last issue are as follows:— 
May 1—Cllicngo vs. Buckeye. at Colnmbus. 5 to 0 
May 2-Mutiia' vs, Al.lilutic, at Brooklyn (12 innings).,.,:! to 2 
May 3—Boston vs. Fall River, at Fall River. ..0 t.o 2 
Muv 3 - New liaveii vs. Jlmiloid, at Hartford. 6 lo i 
May 4—New Haven vs. Hartford, at N. llavuii <1(1 in)... .7 io fi 
May J — Boston vh. Harvard, »l Boston ill innings).. I to 3 
May l Kivwrsirh* v*. Aiiudcius. ut Louisville...7 to 5 
Muy 4 -cincmuftfl vs. Loni*villu,at. cinciniiuli.3 lo a 
May 5-llnrtford vs Mutual, at Brooklyn. I io 3 
May 5--St. Louis vs Chicago, ut *3t Louis. I to 0 
May 5—Star vs. Ithaca, at Syracuse.8 to fi 
Muv 5—Harvard vs. Suffolk, at Cambridge.8 lo \ 
Muy 5 Bruddock vs. Alluuhany, at Alleghany. t) Lo 3 
May 6—11 art fold vs. AUileuc, at Philadelphia.li to 3 
May 6—Chelsea ws. Brooklyn, at Brooklyn.6 to 3 
May (}•-Alaska vs. Narnelesa, at Brooklyn.5 lo 4 
May 8—Mutual va. Bo*ton, at, Bbstun. 5 to 1 
May 8—Hartford va. Athletic, at Philadelphia.7 (o 4 
May 8-Louisville vs. Capital City, at ImlnumpOiis.fi to 5 
May 8—Chicago vs. Sc. Lotus, at St. Louis.3 Lo 3 
Among the best amateur games are the following:— 
May fi -Charter Oak vs. Trinity, at Hartford.2 to 1 
May 6—Eureka v?. Contest, at Brooklyn.7 to 5 
The double figure games were as follow's:— 
May 2^-Ckicago vs. Cincinnati, at Cincinnati. .15 to 6 
Muy 3—Louisville vs. Sr. Louis, ar, Louisville.II to 0 
May 3—Alhletic vs. Mutual, at Philadelphia,.11 lo 5 
May 6—Boston va. Mutual, at Boston.32 to 3 
May 6—Louisville va. Cincinnati, at Louisville.18 to S 
Rotgbrs Athletics. —The spring trial of athletics at 
Rutgers College was held Friday, May 5th. The standing 
long jump was won by .1. Bishop,’78, distance 10 feet 0 
inches. The running long jump by O. Maynard, ’78, dis¬ 
tance 17 feet 2 inches. The base hall was thrown 316 j feet 
by Robert Fischer, ’77. Bed ltop, skip, and jump, made 
by O. Maynard, distance 37 feet 4 inches. D. Randolph, 
’70, won the two mile walk; ti.ne 15 minutes 47 seconds; 
Lyall, ’76, making it in 15 minutes 46 seconds, but was 
ruled out for skipping at, the beginning of tho second mile. 
The prize for the 100 yards dasli was awarded to White- 
head, ’77, lime made, 10 seconds. Great enthusiasm was 
manifested throughout. Judges, Prof. Rockwood, Pli. D., 
Alex. Johnson, A. B., A. Marline, A. B. S. 
Inteu-Colleoiate Athletics. —The gentlemen who 
were appointed last December by Ihe Intcr-Golleglale Ath¬ 
letic Association a committee to arrange for this years 
games, recently visited Saratoga, aud selected for the pur¬ 
pose a field in the vicinity of the Clarendon Hotel on Balls- 
ton Avenue. A grand stand, tents, dressing houses, etc., 
are te be erected, and tho whole made into as complete a 
truck as there is in llie country. Although at the meeting 
of the association in January the motion to invite Oxford 
aud Cambridge, Bnglaud, and Trinity, Dublin, to partici¬ 
pate was lost, there is rcasou to believe that an invitation 
will soeu be extended to them. Tinas presence would, of 
course, add greatly lo Hie interest in the contests. The fol¬ 
lowing is the program of the meeting:— 
For undergraduates, 3 mile ruu; 1 mile run; | mile run; 
4 mile run; 100 yards dash; 120 yards hurdle; 1 mile walk; 
3 mile walk; running. high jump; running long jump; 
throwing the ball; pulling the 16 pound shot; 3 legged race. 
For graduates, 1 mile run; 1 mile walk. Entries for any of 
these contests will now he lecoivod by thu chairman of the 
committee. 
PRINCETON SPORTS. 
PwiroKTOs, May 6th, 1176. 
Kditok Fokbst and Stream:— 
To day has been something of a gata day for Princeton. The gymnas¬ 
tic contest of the class of "6 took place in the gymnasium this morning 
at, 11:30. Prizes wore offered for heavy weights, light weights, Indian 
clubs, and general excellence. The contest was very lino indeed. 
Messrs, Dunning and L. Q. Walker distinguished themselves on the 
rings aud parallels. Mr. L. M. Walker and Mr. Kanfman were particu¬ 
larly good on the horizontal bar and flying trapezo, at which latter Mr. 
Russell also succeeded admirably. The prizes were given as follows: 
Heavy weights, Mr. PrankDnnniug, N. V.; light weights, Mr. W, T. K*nf- 
man, N. J.; Indian clubs, air. A. 13. Tnrunre, M. Y.; general excellence, 
M-. L, M. Walker, X, J. The judges were Messrs. A. Marguaud, S,,. 
