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Polo.—' This game, a description of which was recently 
printed in our columns, has now been tairly inaugurated 
in this country by the Polo Club, of which Mr. James 
Cordon Bonnet is the leading spirit, and matches or prac¬ 
tice games are played weekly on the grounds of the club 
adjoining Jerome Park. At- the match on Saturday last 
Lord Mandeville and Sir Bache Cunard were respectively 
captains, and chose their sides as follows:— 
Lord. Mindevillo, Sir Bacho Cunard, 
Mr. Bennett, Mr. Howland Bobbins. 
I Mr. Leal hum, Colonel William Jay, 
Mr„ Schuyler Crosby, M r. GiiBsie Ja>, 
Mr. S. S. Howland. Mr. Perry Belmont. 
The space staked off for practice is about 400 feet long 
by 230 wide, and is enclosed by tall white poles, at dis¬ 
tances of fifty feet from each other. At each end of the 
grounds are two poles, twenty-five feet apart, each bearing 
n small flag. These are the goals through which the hall 
must be driven in order to obtain a victory. The only 
weapon used is a mallet from five Id six feet in length, with 
a wooden head not unlike that of a hammer. With this 
the player must strike a light wooden ball, of the size and 
shape of a base hall, and drive it through the goal of the 
-Opposite party. The players are mounted on wiry little 
mustangs brought from Texas, which, although well 
adapted for the purpose, are still as new at the game as 
their riders. Both horses and men received some hard 
pounding in the scrimmage which followed the eiforls of 
either parly to drive the ball past their opponents’goal. 
Three games, or innings, were played, in the first of which 
the Cunard side were successtul, Lord Mandeville’s party 
Winning the second. The third and last was won by the 
same side, after some capital playing. 
Bicycling,—D avid Stanton, of England, and William 
Butler, of Kentucky, were the contestants in a fifty mile 
bicycle race at the Rink on Monday evening. The stakes, 
$000, were easily won by the Englishman', Butler giving 
out through a sprained knee on the twenty-seventh mile. 
Stanton made the fifty miles in fill. 9m. aud 15s ; his fastest 
mile being the tweuly-eighlh, done in 3m. 85s. There is 
no doubt that Stanton is the best bicyclist in this couulry, 
if not in the world. 
k University of PENSSTLTANtA Athletics .—The spring 
contests of the Athletic Association of the University of 
Pennsylvania were held ou Saturday last, on the piivale 
track of Mr. Robert Steele, Limekiln pike, Germantown. 
The results obtained were highly satisfactory, excelling in 
almost every instance the results of last fall’s contests, and 
tipiulling in many the results of other colleges. The first 
event, the 100 yards dash, was won by W. J. Kelly, Jr., 
'70; time, 10-js. The second event, the standing jump, was 
won by VV. H. Willoughby, '77; distance, 9ft. ain. The 
third event, throwing the hammer (nine pounds), was won 
by H. L. Willoughby, ’77; distance, 79ft. Tin. Tlie fourth 
event, the three mile walk, was won by Ernest Law, ’77; 
time, 24m. 0s. The fifth event, the running high jump, 
was won by A. W. Biddle, '70; height, 5ft. 3Jin. The 
sixth event, throwing the base ball, was won Ov II. W. 
Andrews, ’70; distance, 340ft. The seyentli event, "the rnn- 
niug long jump, was won by II. L. Willoughby, ’77; dis¬ 
tance, 10ft, Hi u. The eighth event, the liurdie race (100 
yards), was won by A. W. Biddle, ’70; time, 124s. The 
ninth event, the running hop, step, and jump, was won by 
II. L. Willoughby, ’77; distance, 38ft, lin. The tentn 
event, the one mile running race, was won by’ Addinell 
Hewson, Jr., ’70; time, 5m. 29s. The Judges were a 9 fol¬ 
lows:—G. Penrose Blight, ’70; G. Stanley Philler, '77; J. 
Ourlis Patterson, ’78; S. Hockley Walsh, ’70. Timekeep¬ 
ers—J. Curtis Patterson, ’78, and S. Hockley Walsh, ’79. 
Messrs. Gezelin, Law, Willoughby, Andrews, and Hewson 
will probably go to Saratoga the coming summer to repre¬ 
sent the University iu the intercollegiate athletic contests. 
A swimming match, under the auspices of the association, 
will be Held Saturday, June 10th, 1876. 
BASH BALL—THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA. 
—The question as to whether the Western clubs should 
visit the East first, or vice verm, has been settled amicably 
through the efforts of Messrs. Hurlburt and Cammeyer, 
and the Western quartette of the League clubs are to visit 
the East on May 23d, playing in this section of the coun¬ 
try every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday—at Philadel¬ 
phia, Brooklyn, Hartford, and Boston on those days in the 
order in which the lots they may draw may decide. Thus 
far the Western branch excels the Eastern in the play ex¬ 
hibited in the games each have playeti together, and the 
probability is that the West will carry off the honors iu the 
Coming trials of skill here in the East. Thus far Chioago 
heads the list of the League clubs, Hartford being second, 
with St. Louis third and Bostou fourth, Louisville being 
last, as the appended record shows:— 
IS u 
Hanford. .. 0 
St. Lotus.I 1 
Biiston..’..| 0 
Athletic. | 0 
Oinciilmili.-. It 
Mutual. | 0 
Louisville.; 0 
Games tost.. 
-I 1 
The games in the arena since our last have been as fol¬ 
lows :— 
May 8—Chicago vs. St. Louis, at St Louis,.. . 3 to i 
May 8—Mutual vs. Boston, at Boston. 5 to 1 
May 8—Hartford vs. Athletic, at Philadelphia. 7 to 4 
May 9—St. Louis vs. Louisville, at St Lonis. r, to 0 
May 10—Chicago vs. Cincinnati, at Ohiciujo. .. 6 to 0 
May It—St. Louis VS. Louisviilc, at St. T.ouis. 3 to n 
May H—Athletic vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn. ti to 5 
May tl—Chicago vs. Cincinnati at Chicago. a to 5 
May 13—Chicago vs. St. Louis, at Chicago. I to i 
May 13—St. Louis vs. Cincinnati, at St. Louis.....H to 0 
May IS—Boston vs. At-hBletic, at Boston.to to 11 
May 13r-HarLfordvs. Mutual, at Hartford.2H to 3 
This is au uuusiral array of single figure games, and 
shows marked improvement in play, the West, as in the 
week previous, bearing off the palm. The poor games of 
the week were three of the four played on Saturday iu St. 
Louis, Boston, and Hartford. 
—Why the Si. Louis club lost so many games on their 
tour is thus accounted for by the Louisville Courier-Jmrnal, 
which says that, “iu the first place, there are several disso¬ 
lute players in the nine, and as these men seem to consult 
their own inclinations, and act as they see fit, wilhout any 
perceptible restraint to govern their own conduct and ac¬ 
tions, nothing much need be expected until this is reme¬ 
died. Present conduct justifies tho belief that it is mod¬ 
eled from that in the past, and we most empbalioally slate 
that a nine, the majority of whose players spend their 
nights in carousing and playing cards until after two in the 
morning, are not fitted for good work on the ball field.” 
The incompetency of the management which would allow 
a condition of things like this to exist in a stock company 
professional team deserves thiS penalty of such a series of 
defeats as the St. Louis club lias sustained. After their 
Waterloo defeat in Louisville, no doubt the St. Louis com¬ 
bination deemed it advisable to adopt reformatory mea¬ 
sures. and hence the victory of the Sell inst. 
—The Harvards gave the Beds a good push last week, 
hut the Tales were easily taken into camp by the JNeW 
Havens. 
THE AMATEUR ARENA. 
—The principal contests of the amateur arena this season 
are those in which the College clubs take part, as the great 
majority of the other clubs not in the regular professional 
arena are not properly amateur organizations, but simply 
gate money, or eo operative clubs. Glancing over the rec¬ 
ord of games in which the College club nines have partici¬ 
pated up to May 15lh we find the following as among the 
most noteworthy:— 
April 13—Harvard vs, Lowell, at Lowell. 3 to I 
April 19—Boston va. Harvard, at Boston. G lo 3 
April as— Harvard vs. Yale, at New Httvuu.. . 5 lo t 
April 27—Harvard vs I.iva Oak, at Lynn,.14 to II 
April 2!)—Harvard va. Livo Oak, at Lynn. 9 lo B 
May 4—Boston vs. Harvard, at Boston ill innings). 4 to 3 
May 5—Harvard vs: Snllolk, at Cambridge. 8 to 1 
May G—Charter oak vs. Trinity College, at Hartford_2 to i 
May ti-New Haven va. Yale, at New Haven.1(1 lo 5 
May 8—Fall Biver vs. Brown University, at- Rrovitlcncc. 3 to i 
May 10—Trinity College vs. Charter Oak, at Hartford_7 to s 
May 10—Harvard vs. Taunton, atTanntou. 0 to 1 
May 10- Live Oak vs, Brown University, at Providence . « to fi 
May 10—Yale vs. Nameless, at New Haven_. —... ..13 to 2 
May 10—New YorkUnivcrsity vs. Fairlntnks, at Evanston, 1G to i 
May 11—Boston vs. Hatvatd, at Boston.12 to 0 
May Jl—New JIaven vs. Yale, at New Haven. !l to 3 
May 13—New Haven vs. Yale, at Now Haven. . ti to 1 
It will be seen that out of eighteen games .thirteen were 
marked by singie figure scores by the winning nines, a 
record showing very fire fielding and effective pitching. 
Jf ttmeqs H It (garr^syotidcntj. 
Wo Notice Taken of Anoiiymoua Communications* 
Kankakee, Pittsburgh.- Can you inform mo who rc to get a flraUrate 
well-trained water retrieverV Ans. From Mr. J, H. Whitman, Chicago. 
John, Ayer, Mass.—Will yon please inform me throngh yoar paper 
what yon can furnish me a setter dog pup Tor, one limit is six mouths old, 
pure blood and all right? Ans. $25. 
A. S. A., North Adams.—Will you please inform me whereT can ob¬ 
tain NordhofTs book on Southern California, also coat of same? Ana, 
From Messrs. Harper Bros., the publishers,- prico $2.60. 
N. B., Georgetown, D. C,--'Where can the Beach eights for rifles be 
procured, aud what Is the price? Ans. From altnofl. any of the gun 
orlille dealers advertising in our columns; price $2.50 each. 
G, M., New Huven, Ct.—In what nnmhor of your journal is the paper 
by Selh Green which tells how to angle Tor lake trout? A party of as 
put !0,000 in a pond near here three years ago, and now w (mid like to 
know how to ascertain if they are yet there? Ana. March 19th, 187G. 
J. A. B., Arlington, Mass.—My dog, a small terrier, was biLten by a 
large Newfoundland dog, and one eye pulled out so that it lays on the 
Hide of his head towards the ear. I tried to put it hack, but cannot; cun 
1 cut Ihe eye off, or muBtl kill him? Ans. Cut the eye off and your 
dog will be but little tho worse for it, except in looks, 
NouroiiK, Paducah, Ky.—Gan you getgood grouse shooting by going, 
to Shawneetown, LI., fifteen miles from Union town, Ky., and there tak¬ 
ing the Springfield Railroad for Pana, or some point thereabouts? Axis. 
By going to Beardstown, on the same road, he can have unsurpassed 
fowl shooting; excellent partridge (quail) shooting In Union county. 
J. E. D., New York.—Are either of the pictures you advertise or Irish 
setter dogs Dash, Bess, Dick, of the stock of C H. Turner, St, Louis, and 
if not, are there any copies of any of hi* dogs out and the price, or 
where can I get them? Ans. No; the ouly pictures of Mr. Turner’s dogs 
that we have seen are those printed in ihu Hud and Gun and Chicago 
Field, 
J. U. n.. New York.—Will you please inform me If the Hudson or 
North River affords good fishing, or whether the Sound is as good a place 
or better, and if the latter part of this month and first part of next 
month ib as good a time of the year as any ? Ans. There iBgood. 
fishing in both the lludeon River and the Bound, but the fali of the year 
is the best season. 
C. E. W., St. Marys, Ga.—Is thero any market for alligator skins In 
New York, and if so, what are they worth? Ans. There a market 
for green alligator ek3usin this city, bnl. the price depends entirely upon 
the size of the ’gator and the manner in which it is skinned. A skin 
from nine to twelve feet in length will bring about $2.50, while smaller 
ones range anywhere from 60 cents. 
H. S. G,, Boston.—Can you inform idb whether good fly-fishing for 
trout is still to be had in Elk County. Pennsylvania, and if so, how to 
reach the most desirable points; also probable cost, and whether the 1st 
of June would be a good time to go? Ana. Trout Creek, Straight Creek, 
and Clarion Creek are good trout streams in Elk County. June is us 
good a month as any. Take Pennsylvania Railroad. 
Game Law, New York.—1 shall be in the neighborhood of Port Jeffer¬ 
son, L. I., in a week or so, and beg you will kindly inform a novice 
whether he can shoot at (l don’t say kill) any game he may come across? 
In plain, I kDow nothing of the game laws in that part of the country, 
aud look to you for enlightenment. Ans, The only birds you can kill are 
bay or snore birds until J uly 4th, when woodcock Bhooting commences. 
C. M., Philadelphia.—Please Inform me where I wfll find a good dog 
breaker, and one who will board dogs and keep them safely aud in good 
condition out of season? Address Horatio VanHchoick, Leaning ton, 
Mercer county) N. J., who U a very skillful breaker, and has ample ac¬ 
commodations for safely keeping dogs, at reasonable rates, and we lake 
pleasure in recommeuding him to our shooting friends, lie will break 
dogs to retrieve. 
Tyrone.— Please inforai me what a fresh water sheepehead is. 1 
Baw mention made of them only recently. Where can they be caugh* ? 
Ans, There is a fish called sheepshcad found in Onondaga Lake, and 
oilier waters in Western New York, known to naturalists us Corvmaos- 
cula, and we have heard or sheepsheud in Southwestern waters, which 
may be the same species, but of this fact we are nut fully informed and 
would ask for more light. 
La chine, Montreal.—Will you he eo good as to inform roe as to to the 
media of the ‘‘Bouclren reflecting, jack aud fishing lamp,” for spearing 
purposes; whether it answer* the purpose us well us the ordinary -‘jack” 
burning pine knots or the bunch of cedar faggots—the latter are usnully 
employed about here? Ans. People who have used them extensively in 
Florida the past winter, speak very highly of them, aud us far exceeding 
the old “jack” for fishing, shooting, or camp purposes. 
DoiitrLAs, Orange, N. J.-l, Will you oblige one by stating where T 
would be likely to get trout to stock my ponds, and ut what probable ex¬ 
pense? 2. Also can you recommend me some place good for fishing and 
hunting In the month of June or July? Ans, 1. You can get trout 
from Milton P. Peirce, Wenonah, Gloucester Co., or from Mrs. J, H. 
Slack, Bloomsburg. 2. There is good fishing at Murdock’s and near 
Moral on, on the Oswego Mitllaud Railroad, and other points along Lhc 
lino. 
IIawker on SnooTJNa.—“Ducalgne” informs “R. L. W.” tbatCapt, 
Heath, 16 East Fourth street, Cincinnati, has for sale an excellent copy 
Of Porter's ^Hawker.” This scarce book is entirely out of priot. 
Some months sihee, when tho Minnesota Historical Society wished a 
copy, thoy were entirely unable to procure it through the booksellers 
who usually supplied their scarce hooks. Compared with Porter’s the 
English edition, which is readily obtainublo, seems to be of little value 
for the American reader. 
G. T, W., Saratoga Spa.—T have a pointer pup abont fonr weeks old; 
would you advise mo to have a portion of his tail amputated. There is 
a doubt; or difference of opinion among our few sportsmen hero on that 
question, consequenlly will leave it for you to decide; also what age tho 
animal should be before the operation is performed? Ans. Without 
Beeiug yoar' pup it would be difficult to say if any or how much should 
be taken oil the tail. Some pointers are much Improved in appearance 
by taking off a small piece, and the sooner It is done the better. 
J. L., Galveston, Texas.—I have bought a steam yacht, which I run 
here on the fishing banks. Am I liable for accidents when in compliance 
with U. S. laws? Have State laws anything to do with it? We carry 
passengers for hiro. When will new law pass? Ans. If yoar boat is 
enrolled and licensed, and you have a captain and engineer with proper 
certificates, and also inspection certificate you are all right. Wcknow 
of no Stale laws affecting you, except as far as a license may be con¬ 
cerned, nor do*we know of any contemplated change in the laws, 
U. L., Chester, Yt.—l. Please advise bow to care for the inside of 
gum barrels so they may be kept from rusting during a few months' 
abecmiee. liud thought, to fill with oil and stop tightly. If this plan is 
advisable, whut oil is best? 2. 1 want some best and finest trout line for 
hook fishing; whirl do you recommend? 3. Cau the Kay concentrators 
be used in metallic shells, aud cau they be obtained of dealers in small 
quantities; Kay one dozen? Ans. 1. Use Belmontyie oil for thcinahleof 
your gun barrels, and plug with wads. 2, Get tho finest water-proofed 
laid silk lines. 3. Yes; to both queries. 
J. F. L.» Savannah, Ga.—1. Is there a book published that treats of 
arms of all kinds, rifles particularly, giving descriptions of their various 
qualities, Myles, and adaptability to different kinds of shooting? 2. How 
does the ne w Bullard rifle compare in strength and accuracy of shooting 
with the Remington, and are the improvements In the extractor and 
firing-pin really good? Ans. 1. There are several works treating of rifled 
of all kinds, notably, Mr. W. W. Greener’s ’’Breech-loaders, Sporting 
aud Military,” Mr. Dougal’s book of a similar nature, Stonehenge’s 
‘•Shot Gun and Sporting Rifle,” and many oLhera. 2. The Ballard is 
an excellent rifle, and the Improvements are so in fact. 
Doubter, Portlaod, Me.—I. Is it required of an owEner entering a 
dog at a Bench Show to specify the classes, or could this be loft to the 
Superintendent or judges? The owner giving such Information (aucli aa 
age, whether previously entered at u Bench Show, &c,,) as would enable 
the judges to decide for what classes it would be eligible? 2. Would a 
dog, entered with no pedigree given, have much chance to win upouita 
Own merltH when competing with dogs of published rose-colored pedi¬ 
grees? Ans. 1. The printed form reqnirea you to name the class, al¬ 
though if yon were sending a dog, and had no calaignoe, the Snpennten- 
dant or Secretary might place him for you. 2. Pedigree is not considered, 
in judging, except ill the event of a tie. 
Green Lene. —What Jersey Fiats do you refer to In this week’s paper 
for bass fishing? where located and bow reached? Aus. Down the har¬ 
bor and off the Jersey shore nearly abreast the old yacht dub house. 
It is a bad ground to navigate for one not posted. By June lBtit will be 
bouyed out, and we will give distances and bearings. 2. Will spring 
bass take spawn bait? have tried it four times this season on the Hudson 
without success. Used Bhrimp this week with indifferent success. Ans. 
Yea. Whereabouts on the Hudson? 3. When osing spawu must it be 
Used With float,, or on the bottom with sinker? Ans. Use a float, and • 
twist your spawn around the shank aud bend of the hook. Tie it with a 
String f and let ft hang 18 inches below the float. 
W. H. S., Philadelphia.—1. Do yon consider the Dittmar wood 
powder ua good in every way as the black? 2. Is the Dittmar powder 
any more likely to burst a gun than tho black, and would you advise its 
UJ5C iu a muzzle-loading rifle? 3. Can the Dittmar powder be rammed as 
haid us the black without danger, aud Is it as safe? 4. Do you use tho 
same size charge for the Dittmar as for the black, and do you load the 
same? Ans. 1. We have not given the Dittmar powder a thorough trial, 
but have met with skillful sportsmen who speak very favorably of it, 
some who prefer it to black powder. 2. We consider it safe for use in 
any kind of gun or rifle, if used properly. 3. Yes; hut it should not be 
rammed hard. 4. Use the same quantity by measure, and load tlie sar.e 
as with black powder. 
G. M. Faircuilo.—S ome trout which T caught in Canada, this 
winter, were covered with parasites of a moat repulsive kind; they re¬ 
sembled a leech, with this difference, that they adhered to tho fish by 
means of Innumerable suckers. The trout were slimy and so poor that 
we threw them. away. What is the name of the parasite? Ans. It is 
hard to suy. It may have been a leech unfamiliar to yon, which are often 
found upon trout aud other fishes In large numbers. It may also have 
been a flat-worm {Planarid) which inhabits fresh water, and adheres Lo 
fishes. Certain small crustaceans also bnrypoitions of their bodies iu 
the flesh of Ashes and are thus carried abont. Write a more circumstan.- 
tial description, or send ns a portion or the fi9h with parasite aLt,ached, 
iu strong spirits. If you feel farther interested, and we will endeavor to 
identify id. It is an obscure subject, however, requiring experience and 
good instruments to properly handle. 
W. P. 0., Brooklyn.—I. What fishing and Bhootiug is to be bad in 
Montcalm County, Michigan? 3, Which kind of rifle would bo moat 
useful there, and what the proper size bore? 3. Having a 10-boro 
breech-loading gun, would I need a rifle? 4. Have you any good second¬ 
hand spurring rifles for sale? 5, I notice that the paper shells I use, 
after being die charged, are crushed, just ns ir yon took Gfie in your 
band and squeezed it; what is it caused by? 6. Gan yon tell mo wherd 
an invalid with wife and child can get board in a private family in a 
country place in the mountains for four or five months from June 1st? 
Ans. 1. \Y'o do not know, but perhaps some of out correspondents will 
£tve the information. 2. Any goad rifle of .44 calibre. 3. The shot 
gun should be salHcient; use concentrators with buckshot for largo game. 
4. No. 5. The trouble arises from the cb am her of your gun being too 
large for the shells; it can be bushed, fi. Write to Philo Peck, (Jutskill, 
Greene county, N. Y. 
W. A. M., Jacksonport, Ark.—1. How is Bwausdowu bought ajid sold, 
by weight or otherwise? 2. Hciw much would a pood skin be worl.li? 
3. Give the name of some reliable dealer? 4. 1 want a dog for general 
hunting purposes, quail, prairie chickens, squirrels, snipe, plover, 
ducks, geese, and turkeys. Tho groat need boing for a good retriever 
from land and water, aud deep mud, bat other good qualities, such as 
finding the game, pointing it, Ac., not objected to. Neither the pointer 
or setter HiIs the bill. What breed should I buy? 6. Is the Simmon’s 
suit advei'Llsed in your columns made water-proof by the Tappau pro¬ 
cess? if not, iB there any salt that is? Ans. 1, 2, and 3. gwansdpwn 
is retailed by the yard after being cut in inch strips, but is purchased by 
the dealers by the dozen skins. It is brought .from the North of Europe 
whureiu* preparation is «u art in itself. Dealers here say that they 
would not buy American sklus, as lUey would not be sure of their boing 
properly cured. The price muges from $20 to $30 per dozen. 4. A 
dumber spanniei should, we think, answer yourpurpose. 5. We do no> 
know whether It is ov not, but toe Tlwmgou’# WOtto know h?/ 
