FOREST AND. 'STREAM. 1 



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PIGEON SHOOTING. 



Howmivs That SHOOWSSi -At, Norfolk, Vi... Saturday, 

 JijtfB 3, tllfe folllrwing HBore was tuade by rnemhers ol the 

 Norfolk Game PfotectUrn Aj&ciRtlrm, »t Bogaadus' glara 

 ball trap shooting; 



First in :ii, ill. 



While S.H I I l8i-4 B.wles, R. W -.11101-4 



Harnett, i -0 t " ' 1—3 Hardy, v 



While. I t 1 1 J -4 CovpreW.J.-.. 



Adkivuyi, J. C„ I 1 1 1 ii— I Taylor, W 



Dij, 1)..' 1 1 1 II li-:; Polk, ft 



Tutul 18 Total 19 



SecoDil match.— New sides chosen. 



Tsylor, W 'i 1 o-l lludy.F J I 1 0-8 



W|,ii,..S U 1 1 1 1-4 AdkCson, J. i.: 1 " 1 J-* 



B.W1**, K- W 11»1 n-3 White. L - J 1-jt 



Lib ii 1 1 I 1 1— fi Garut-t'.T I t 1 1 1— fi 



CoiprewiJr « i l i o-3 Hug-re, T -i ofluO-1 



Total 1" Total..." •-■ ln 



i h- Becond match being a lie, was shot, oft with two balls 

 each, 



Tuvh.r, W 1-2 Hardy. B^...« -••I!! - ?, 



Win'c.s. It 1 1-2 Adkissou, J. c '•"-'> 



Bowlw, K. W o o-H While, L -1 ]-f 



liov. L) I 0-1 Oftrnett, J J 



toipr.-w I 1-2 Kogcrs, T I IM 



Total...- « Total - 



—Tim Bogardas glass bull trnp shoot ol the Jaumicn Rod 

 nl Kifie AsXocinlioii came off the range on Tuesday ttfter- 



ai 



noon of last week. lb 



a., I. Wilkinson 



I.. R;.Thm»!t 



Tlmeus l.li.'.Ki 



i following is the score 



,i l i» t l n l 1 o — o 



i h o n i o l l i i—fi 



o i ii l ii 1 1 o l— r, 



10 11110 11-5 



I t o 1 II 'I ii 1 — [I 



o ooioii i o i— 



Win. S. I'Iimk.ikIi.iT n " 1 II II 1 



TpiiEUo, Ohio, June 5, 1877.— A piireon match came oil 

 here to-day for u purse of $3(10, between Ed. fiillmau of 

 Detroit, and W. W. fitinott, of Fort Wayne. Shot from 

 plururc traps, 2t yarils rise and 811 yards boundary; each man 

 lo shoot at. lift v wild pigeons. The weather was fine and a 

 large crowd in' attendance. Both shooters seemed to be a 

 little nervous, as Hie. score has been beaten many times by 

 both of Ihem. 



15d G llman— 1 0110 00111 liooo 1 0-1 l 1 

 11111 1 1 1 H 11110 1 1 .11 liii l-'is. 



\V WMlnett-0 1 I 1 1 I I 1 II 1 II I 1 1 1 10 101 

 11110 11111 110 10 11 1111 1— ,l'.l. 



W. W. Stii-ic.tl. winning the match by one lard. Messrs. 

 Cillman and Stirtelt will' indulge in another shooting mutch, 

 at the tame place and under the same conditions as at their 

 re cut meeting, on the 10th of July. M. 



Hci'cinc.ham riis, Detroit, June, (!, 1877.— Match between 

 Jiobl. Crawford and U IT. EMscalJ ; $50 a side, 3S birds each, 

 21 yards rise, Detroit Gun Club rules. 



Urawiord .... 11111 11111 liooo 10111 1111 1-20 

 ibiscall .::..- 1 1 I I u 10 111 11M1 110 1 1111 1-20 



1 ten on twenty— 20 yards. 

 Crawford 1 1111-5 Hasoall— 1 I 1 1 1-5 



11111 

 11111 



.,1 1 l 



u-2 Husoall 



. .1 111 0— 4 



....1 1 



1 



111110 0—9 



1 1 1 1 1 0— I 



111111111 1-11 



111111111 1— U 



5 each ; 2 prizes. $9 each. 





Crawford 



Hascoll won. 



j m „, 7— State medal shoot, English rules, 11 birds each. 



Cook Cousins .-•■ 



E tl C dmaii 



Harry Hawkins 



J K Long 



,1 V DElrtiWgK 



Guff Sienton 



],.niis Dubois ;- - 



BS Hi tioar ' ' 



Ties on eleven. 

 Lpng i lill-s Eldriilge 1 1 o l 0-3 



Long won. , , ba , 



Sweeps, same day, miss and go out ; plunge Imps, 26 yards 

 rise, two prizes, ssl,s and $10. 



Hasoall 1 Steuton 



I'M, ilue..., 1 It 10 G 



Imlmta 1 \-* Ct 



Long ■•! 1 1 1 1-s 



Ties on live— si yarns. 



T>ul)Oia 1 ' ' 1 '" 5 Cousins 1 111 1—5 



lying.. .'.".'.' 1 1111—5 



Second tie. 



Dubois nl 1 1 °- a OouBina 1 1111-6 



Long • 1 1111-5 



Long and Cousins divided. 



rsmie day, glass-ball shoot, fi 

 GiUrann..... 1 



EnirhiK" -° .;':,,„,'" '" 



Long Z '•;'. ."",;■■ 



l\^[ ::::::::::;:::•:: 4 ^K: 



slXl:::: i ****»*« 



Ties oil four f»r secooil mmiey. 



(iiliraan 1 1 ' 1 '-6 Cousins 1 1 1 w 



Meuton 1 1 1 w 



Suakon Pa.— The setni-annunl match lot the gold medal 



of the Sharon Shooting Club, at 10 glass balls each. 18 yard* 

 ,ise look place on Saturday, June 2, and resulted as follows : 



T K Hluiit 8 UCioaUvaile 6 



A KC-uti'i 8 - ... 



Id shooting off ties or eight Mr. Garter won, after which 



,|„ ,.|,jl,'i .oaiii.led in ,;e.vcia.l muall Iw. lull man-lies, s'Joi 



tranee. 



First sweep : 

 Trn,l„ • - ? rv,stw<o!e 



.lillil,,,, lily •• I,!UI,r 



Caller * 



Tribby took first, Carter second. 

 Second sweep: 



,,,,, r. Trihl.y i 



&*uo. .•:.■:".: ■■■ nv™^»» * 



KOuhl '< "'""' " 



Hay first, Old and Tribby divided second. 



Third sweep : 



CroBtwaite 2 JpB«y - , r ; 



Ray 5 Piokaon ,- ' 



Olll 6 B " 101 * 



Tribliy and Oh] divided first, Dickson second. 



I'ourlh sweep : 



S l -«-::;:::-:;:::::::;::lKJn::::::'::::::::::::::i 

 oS. w::.::.:. -■> »'■« " 



Ohl and Dickson divided first. Lay second. 



•I he day's sport ended by Dickson challenging Crostwaite 

 to shoot a gum-hall m-.tch, in which Crostwaite came out, 

 SVinner, nine to Dickson's eight. < . J^. < ■ 



iO/./ia- Same D'mj and Gun m«U<r on Pays 310. ) 





Jtmwci[is to (/[oiire.'jyoiulciif'j. 



Wo Notle.o Talien <it' Auoiiyiiioie* (.'oiiifniiufentlons. 



T. W. G , fJashun. luform me. If possible, In whnt nnmber of yonr 

 !■:* i't't Hi.- inrl aitiele l.y Fred Ober (bevcily) was tmhlislie'l ! Ans. 

 1„ May it. 



VEim mot-it.- Wl. .ii ih tin- h enl ivny I., nn-.i -niv a n.l. WllMUlftl (loin 



l.llol loknot ill Mill nil-Mil, Ol hj e.vlriellli;., II Ii 111' :■ lirlllg IlltVVMII 



, ' in ' B , l.i ii. i on ,-ii. 



1,. M., TJorthani|.|oii. — Win .von inlorin me it .loir., are mine liable In 

 ran unul ill summer than in winter 1 ; A lis. I" winter, rut I iinc-i., 



iwo tor summer. 



O. N. 1„ who aslceil it query iilionl, nm-.J ,,;.,!, mi ■ ,. in -; inum ear,, i 



oi Aiuy v4. ,.nj iiIqusi Bend ■'. 1*3 1 iiidVess. 



,i. t: . iiir.imie City.— Will yott please intorm ine H Wen I P I I 



■, || m.i iringllsll toi iniul.i-t ; if mi, e'liai is 1 in ■ price? InS. 



No bookol the kmil. 



O. ('. ii.. New York.- -Will yon let me know in your no5t issue, I. 

 Wheie Ihe tiuiiie hiivsnl New Vorl, e;in be lin.l. SS. Also, Wnal 1-epntti 



hi Srant & Govs ttouhle-imrroi slioi guns have. Ann. i. -Fur, I'm 



ami Feather." 8. Vory gooj; 



il yon .'an give me are- 



e information asBOii tar 



mis' Ayeney, Haleiii, for 



'W. A. A„ New York.-l wo I lire to Ian 



oelpi: for stuffing birds ami animalsj Alls. 



n-iiul. I or. -niiy several piiRes. Henil In Natl 



c. j. MaynarU's Taxtdorinlsta' Manual; prloo 



Ii. V. n. , Sau Fraueiseo.— Wliere eun I gut " Ciinou anil Camp Life in 

 Brilisli Hulana," l.y Jiu.iiiiunri.oii tin.ivn ? Ans. Write to Leggat Eros., 

 No. 3 Ileekmaii sireel, New York. 



can I obtain the official figures of the Cen- 

 • Ans. \yrile for copy of report luCien. .s. 

 S T . It. A., 23 l'ark iiow, N.Y. 



,S,'fiineli.il-|i, Jr., 8e. 



W. \. Ii.. runslikeepsie.— ' 

 imper, loMi's. Celia 'J'haxtef. 

 ler Mil .'hell, of Rotlanil, Vt. 

 credit as jriveu. Cannot ileei, 



Ket a litli-i I I ,, ■■■ 



B. P., Pittston, fa.— What c 



good health every oilier way. An 

 anil feeil on corn meal mush. 



C. A. P„ Peterboro.canaila.— Ci 

 inform mo if trolling bans are m 



TiiekniK Ship Olf Stun 



i writ Icn by Key. Wiil- 

 e.opieil a reprint with 



intooue BUd Oi whieh mvi.:l„i lunio-l is mti n,|. n nil i -. 1 1 < ■ bait of lob- 

 ster or meat is pluceil within. The eels ei-a.w; i i i ,i ,i; 



oni. Do not know of such a book. The U. :' FI H 



Ttepol-I for I'.il', pug.-s .':.!. In KJ, e.,-:., oi ! <lin,"i mm ,i liilerl Ou- 



Keripiiousof viiriom; seines, i ad , ael FyRei wA weirs. 



J. J. S„ Blor.miugtoii, 111.— 1. 1 liave a s.iler Inteii thl'CC weeks Willi 

 pup. She is between tlire'e aie I four yiars. FortlielllSl Uvowei I Ml 



; , j, iuiinui'4- what 1 wonl.l eall nta |.e.'""m ;, 'Of, '""■' 



la it eanseil fniin a colli or from some oilnu- eitusd, tltlil what Is the. 



, ' | " ! ! ■!',- ha ",,,,,., iime, i (mi ,„,i • in e , ival I oil Imr for.' leg ; 



i! is nmle soli' ami seems 1,0 be iii.-mlmn. \',lialisll, ! 



i. youi bltdl b'artly in. i a paid Give liei a goi I Bo 8 ol • tor »H 



and afterward! aDovei ' po« di t uigi ■ foi I 



days. 2. I'niilil uot tel! without s..'. oi:r it. A ni>I v a ttaxs I i 



allenvar.la wash well ami auuolnt wll.li e.n bole -,,,ii ,,. 

 If. W., St t.niils.— My Gordon Seller lias u large taw sore on one hip, 



and another eoi :• ou the >•:<<> i anil evej-ai ui II i a m 



wlthaoales ami oonslderable dandruff. The largei Bora looks like a 

 scald, lull nothing ttln I mil lias in In Men linn. Otherwtsi Ihe drtg la 

 allrlirhl;. Ami. Your .|o; ; iv.uil.l bus lia',,. one Ol the I rolls 



tonus of mansie, ami m-, ,m- .-iiimiinv,, mi, ,ii, Hiss, (l i ula [OI whieh. 



ynli Will liuiliu the books, iiroolinr; .In (, , h s m ,h v !,■ ,1 in a. cool, airy 



plane, and i 



leli llbci'ty to riinlo srass iisym n, afford Bin 



J. M. 0„ Clyde.— My setter pnp, 4 months old, vomits evwy iiiuu she 

 is red. i have tried powdered glass, arcce nui anil aantonlne tot 



worms, lloy.ui knoiv of iiiiylhiiir; it.-'.".' I l.lunl. she has vvornm -', 



.^ ii.-,. l»o not know iii'i-eiseiy wiiiii to ii'lvi -,■ ■■'. i i'i 1 1 1 . i i me Hi,' pup; 



llR.1 inrllnelo IlilnU thtlt your |ill|i rei|liinjs a ■[, I 15, I '.'. I I !■ ■ - 



lnuiits lor reh.11 ii in-.' given lij "SI ilienge" as follow-,; si-.,,. 



llolna— t'Mniet of ni-ni uni, to 9 gralnsi powdered rhubarb, I l.u i 



they are iut 

 L. R., Nen 



allows sunn 



whether the N. y. state law 

 from what Hate. 2. In yon 

 ! published in your issue of 

 Illll Slide In Nov. for pj ' 



,ui oi iim state to friends at 



and 



I site 



disl 



u, or any of your co rrcspond ents 

 villi an attachment to prevent 

 weeds catching Iho hooks; il so, where can they he hint. Ans,' 

 Spoons so wade nan be bought, ol Bradford ft Anthony, Boston. 



S L. W\, North Manchester.— Where, and at what price can the 

 Massey cartridge ciirupcr be purchased 7 Can It bo used on 

 sharps' new .43 calibre straight shells? Ans. Address Messrs. M. B. 



•y, Huntington, Pa. It 



J. 11, M., Mamaroueck.— 11 ai 



ga riling the close season for w 

 A ns. Not yet signed by the Ci 





r shells. 



i its i 



easiest muzzle for a dog, as o 

 lent automatic dog muzzle is r 

 its animal, as if allows it to c 

 utitig him from biting, 'f liere 

 & F. Merserean, 3 



Adi 



lAiTMN, ijiraniieville, S. C— Is it true that a 72-ponnd striped Las 

 caught lit the Hudson Kiver, oil' Yei-planck'.-, a fortnighi ago, as 



I'd in the Poiighkeepsie Tcb>jtnph! I never heard of anything apt 

 idling tliis weight. Ans. Tim statement has been authenticated by 

 eoiTcspunilcuts. We have heard of striped lias:, larger than this, 

 not m the Hudson. 



beetles. For i 



Study of Insect! 



S. J5. YV., Ma 



drug sti 



F. H. 



hawk's i 

 built in i 



food foi 

 July an 



ihso wants i„ giiinv it. What Can I do tor I " 



pot mi the bOttonl ol his foot, but it dons. ,, 



Whal wiiin, theprtc Mx.liailoek'snewbook'z 



lescrtptUro wo eonM aol -m whai was the mailer 

 relully fed on aouilBhlng dlcl bo will probhlilj 



he i«'.-t prepari i i fa I g - il i i , thi 



i |i .s ;■ j , ipacitj ; till the bottle three-quarters 

 mrl'Tily Free from off. The rubber will swell up, 

 oni.- a- thiol as iiiuie;, if suakon up often, a 



,iu si/.eol a wul mil will make a pint of thecemen 



a f.'w minutes. ! ppl; tl nal . 1 1 too I ifi 



too thin, moil' rubber. I nvulcaniisodrubbereaa 

 ..;e si ores where i libber goodaarc : oidj ami si -,-,,,,; 



ird, N. II.— I. Can you tell me what kind or a 

 mid from following drseripliousV The nest was 

 id made entirely ol slicks. Ii was ai.out, l.s Inches 

 eep. 'I'le -re were tin',', light h ii- , :m i, snojted 

 . The hawk ils.-lf was Itglil slate color above, 

 ott.cd wiih i.rowu. it measured obvnl 12 incites 



■' •. ft! I I in.'hes long. B, Wluii Is the best 



,n ;■:, :,. Wind kind ol si ting eau hi; had in 



m,t Judith, L. I. Sound'.' Ans. I. Probaltl] 



sal measurements are too lorig lor-tiiai . , 



ad. or era, -k, us and milk. 11. Bay birds, h I i, .,, 

 carting duck gun. 



JJ. McG., Hai 

 adopted the 

 187(1? Ans. Ye 



ire the tide clubs of Hew York 

 targets or retained those of 

 ling Wimbledon meeting themki- 

 Brltish N. R. A. liave ordered iin- 

 i lion Ariu Hun of January 6 last, 



range- and short-range largets tin 

 porlatil, changes, fully explained i 

 page 218. 



Cajui'ER, N. J.— Do you know of any plaeo that an army hospital 

 tent, 14x1.4, can be rented lirst. of July lor two or three weeks'? 2d. 



slu 



during hot. weathe 

 i and 1 thought sand 

 torehand? Aus. Y"i 

 ne. Sue advertise 

 l which to keep wot 



'? in 



Spo 



Would dry sand be good to 

 uslug moss on a very hot da 

 keep them it they had boot 

 buy a trui, about us cheap a 



R., Ihihi,— We are sliootl 

 21 yards use. Philadelph 

 and tins a few feet, then alights. Just as he reaches Ihu 

 Krouuil he is shot at, and kilhil. The shooter claims thai it Is 

 •no bird," and claims another, as the bird was on the Wing 

 wliencoveied by tlieguu, aiiilat the moment of pulling the trigger. 

 The ol hers claim It a "missed bird/' Which is right? Aus. It was 

 a missed liinl. It should have been hit while llyiug. 



YV. i .'. f... St. I.ouis, Mo. -Pleas,-' explain Hie dilfereuee, if any, in the 

 terms "sheilders" and soft-shell crabs. Answer In columns. Aus. 

 Shudders are end's that arc preparing to shed their shell. They have 



eneil to act- as a protection, or to assist them, as far as the elaws urn 

 concerned, in locomotiou. 



W. E. C,„ Btockbridge, Mass. -Will you please give me a few hints as 

 t„ ihe construction of an eel-pot, to be snuk in the deep eddies of the 

 river. Is there any hook treating on this subject in couneotiun With 

 small trapping? Ans. The coiinn (B) "' '-■■ ij ii ■" '■"■" easkei evioule 



office. 5. Mcrvin & Co. i 

 iieve I hey use laigi-r grai 

 P. M., Pittson, Pa. -Please let I 



•i. We shonfa feed bread ore a< 



O. S. M , Goshen, Indiana.— 1. I have a 1 

 single barrel, 7-guuge, 30-lu. barrel, weight 11 lbs.; a good shooter of 

 the kind. Can it be choke-bored so as to greatly improve Its shooting 

 at long range ? 2. Probable cost ol choking? 3. What would good 

 pattern be at 00 yards, -> OZ3. No. 1 shot, lidrs. powder? 1. Do you 

 have gnus often at a bargain ? 1 would like one 7 to s lbs. weight," 1H- 



Ihe inuzzm. 2. Price from $a to $"i. 3. Good pattern would be. .j. 

 Tes, we often have such gnus as you mention offered for sale at tfu)S 

 are the agents .of the gun. \Yc be- 



i know through your Answers to 

 ;an got bird-lime and how to use It; also, what 

 effect does if lake on the bird? Ans. Jimi linseed oil until it is of the 



sistencj dl nmiii sns. it, should be boiled ill an earthe.rn pot in the 



open air, lor about, two or llnee hoiiis. If Is very essential that an 

 earthen vessel should be used, as an Iron one heats and the oil lakes 



[ire When bolllne.. and in slle.ll a. ease is useless us bird-lime -, , 



should lie used Willi a lighi lie ing cover, to prevent the tire 



inside it. When prepared set theoil away in till boxes with tlgl 



covers until it is f" in used, Prepared I iluudeol pitch anil o ■ 



sold by soniedi.Hlers, is wm Ihiess. Seli-cl. Home small diy sllChs, si i, 



eight niches long and as tlllCK US a stl aw; Sharpen otic end of them 

 ton no, iiiinedg'-',;... limy min in' si.ui'i. mi. i a. mi Inastufco! lake a large 

 sii.l. ol stake and dru'eitlu Ihe ground ; make cuts in Us shies .li- 

 able to receive the. IUI, cuds of the stock; lake two of Ihe sium'l ,- ,,i.- 

 i.u.i din them in ihe lime; when covered, hold one in each hand and roll 



till m immweuayour thumbs and lingers With llieir sides t - 1 1 1 1 , ., ■ I 



erpiallydlsii'ibiiflug Ihe lime; insert, their en. is loosely into ihe notches 

 in the slake in ihe ground, and place a "call bird" Iji a colispleiwus 



place near the slake; when the birds alight ill the sticks , mm [i 



from Urn main stick, and when flying awaj tin wine, i uouic m contact 

 wiih Hie lime and are pinioned to the bird's aides. It cues not hold 

 them by Hie feet, as Is generally supposed, 



— Undoubtedly one of the 



el a, Mattings, etc., to hi i 



John H. Thai, sons & Co.. 

 is the sportsman of the linn 

 iff our friends calling upon 

 good r l'''li! -' luiusc, agtl 



I I llll „ II gs, I -il. 



-i. i Messrs, 



in, l. \\ . ,c 



in,-. -,, ;,|. , 



