FOREST ^ND.TsTREAM: 



425 



complaining about tuem taking up grain this spring. 

 1-1 0. Tlelm and J. Clark hagsretl 

 53 last Would like to know when the 



law is al J. S. 0. 



I The law in Indiana is off August 16. 



rt unusually 

 hootti liere tins (all. The birds seeiti vety 



plenty, notwithstanding the hard winter. II. J. L. 



l, Hoo-.ikr Hull. July 17. —II' the frequent and 



rams do not seriously interfere, w shall have magnifi- 



[looting this fall. Very few quail were killed in this, 



part of the State laft fall and winter, ami the farmers took 



particular pains to feed the little innocents during the terrible 



eold weather and deep snows of the winter. Epergos. 



Ir.t.ixois, Btoomutgfxm, July 16.— The coming season 



promise '■■ ens and quail. The envies 



are large and numerous. Borne persons are shooting young 



i iy. Such will find trouble it it does not cease. 



We "i' 1 -" in the centre of the best chicken grounds in the State. 



J. S. S. 



TBttuin 1 



3 yards rise, 



it n 11-1? 

 Ill II 01— it 

 II li. 11-1,: 



10 01 11— 13 



11 10 11— Vi 

 111 00 10—11 

 11 10 10—11 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Pennsylvania, Wwo/i..— 'She rapdal contest between E. 

 ., [ C. E. Txibby came off July 14, ten glass balls, 

 ' yards rise, club rules. 

 "in . . .1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1-8 Tribby 1 11111111 1-10 



After this match some line class shooting was indulged in, 

 these gentlemen being assisted by t lie Greenville Club. 



Ohio, i "■:, ires of I lie Cincinnati Shooting and 



Fishing Club, July -1. .Match for a hat at five single birds, 

 2U yards rise. 



11 kncli 5 K MeGraw I 



-..A .IFaliis. 4 



WYSedam i R lU.ir 3 



11. Disney •! X I.arig-.lou ?, 



GWPiukard 4 Kpply 2 



I'MfAvov 1 W "On ioiM-11 9 



P Relnshatren - 4 



W Valler.':.. . i 



Won by H.Koch. 



Mutch for club medal, ten single birds at 

 and six double birds at 18 yard-. 



W Caldwell l i l i i ii 1 i l i -9 



11 Knell 111111111 1 — 10 



OB Ellarri 1 11111110 B— s 



ion i l o l l o l i l t— s 



1 10 10 110 11-7 



G WPielsard 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (I— 9 



W Miller 1 1 1 1 I 1 o 1 - ~ 



Single. Double. T'l Single Double. T'l 



P Reiushagen r> S 10 I> Disnoy 6 2 8 



W Cambell 7 8 10 TBaum 6 2 7 



RBlar ti 3 i> CEpply 5 1 6 



P McAvciy 4 5 9 WYSedam 1 4 5 



Caldwell Having won the medal throe times in succession, it becomes 

 his property. 



Match at 30 glass balls, Wright's patent trap, screen be- 

 fore the trap, 18 yards rise. 



W Ca i i well n D Disney 9 



GWPIcterfl IT PMcAvoy o 



K MeGraw IS G P. ISilard 5 



\V Campbell la T Bauiu S 



HKoch ....1! J Pftllia a 



M Langdon.... n HIV Bpply 3 



WTSedain 10 It Blair o 



After shooting oil ties, the prizes wore, 

 lows: First, Caldwell, a hunting coat; s 

 keg of powder; third, MeGraw, 200 slid 

 shell ctimpei; fifth, Langdon, cleaningrod 



Kentucky, Loii'xri'Uc. — Tournament of Louisville Gun 

 Club, held July 4. Club sides match, fen single birds, 21 

 yards, 80 yards boundary. 



.1 M Barbour, captain a .) Yal Cowling, captain 10 



O W Moore S I.WNoel S 



WPBooter 7 JO Y Peak 6 



S B Dull 7 WJ Watkins 7 



J L Booker t P B Fields 7 



T'l' Tliomphon 6 A Stokes 6 



Total 38 Total 44 



Club sides match, double birds, three pairs, 18 yards, 

 80 yards boundary. 

 J X B n boar, captain S .1 Val Cowling, captain.. 1 



, J/>%<i« -State medal shoot, liurlingunm 

 Park, July 20, 18<7 ; 11 birds each, Enghshrules. 



B H Glllman withdrawn.. George Averv M 



i 10 MS Barbour 9 



Harry Hawkins s a v D EWrldge withdrawn 



In shooting off ties jlr. Sfenton won. 



In sweepstake shoot, 26 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, 

 plunge traps, miss and go out, four entries, 11 birds each. 

 Stenion and Barbour divided on 1 1 birds. Second sweep- 

 slake, five entries, Stenton won with eight straight birds. 



Tokonio, J"!,'/ 19. — The first, quarterly shoot of the To- 

 ronto (inn Chlb came off on July II* at Ihe Woodbine 

 Track. Thirty members of the first, second and third class 

 put in an appearance. The match was 31 yards rise, SO 

 yards boundary, two traps 15 yards apart, 10 birds each. 

 Mr. Loan as (rapper, Mr. Loudon as referee. The scarcity 

 of buds prevented the shooting off. The following are the 

 ties : 



''lass. 



C Pickering 10 J James 10 



G Small 10 J Taylor 10 



JFarrell 10 



Second ru<r-,j. 



T Winfleld 10 W Morley io 



In t lie shoot off, second class, Morley won ; third class, 

 M. Wilson, with a score of 7, two fell dead out of bounds. 

 First class ties will be shot off at next, match. 



T. G, C. 



: warded as fol- 

 :0Dd, Pielcard, 



fourth. Koch, 



JgtiMvcrs to (£tir i resgcituktit.'s. 



No Notice Taknn of Anonymous ttominiinlcatlonfi. 



C.S. S., Fairporl.N. Y.— See answer In ".Sucker'' in this ran 



B. A. G., Mliidletown, CI.— See answer to G. I>. c. in tins column. 



P. M. B., Woodstock, Canada.— Address queries relative to Hutla.IL, 

 Ornithological Club, to Ruthven Deane, Cambridge, .Mass. 



caft. viELE.ll. s. a. The ap< sn i . I rd is l« the Mossena 



quail or partridge ot the south west, Cyru ;...i 



T. 6. D.. Louisville, Ky.— What IS Out proper food for yon Dg mocking- 

 bird* ? Ans. Figs, raisns, hard boiled eggs, linelj minced raw beef and 

 insects. 



Scratch, Saratoga Springs.— Give us a description of your dog's dis- 

 ease and we will prescribe. Sec the note at I lie head of Ihe kennel eol- 



J. 31.. Quins] , 111.— Where can 1 purchase a long tiow and outllt, and 

 probable BOStt Ans. At I'cck.V Snyder's. Nassau street, this city. Cost 

 $2 50. 



Crawfoed, Girard, Kansas.— Please give mca receipt for cleaning 

 brass shells? Ans. You will find several receipts in your copy of TJal- 

 lock's Gazetteer, already mailed to you. 



WAtisuiNKE. ct.— Cannot identify the " wind fish " without a descrip- 

 tion of its Shape, color, form of gills, place and structure of fins, scale?, 

 etc . Never heard of wind fish, but have known a whale lo come to 





, Stratford.— 1. I have a setter bitch that 1 prise highly, bat she 



cci ro having pups. 2. Istltere anyway to prevent her coming ill 



Ans. 1 Most dogs of the sex are. 2. Give five grains of pow- 



. ■ alum in water morning and evening. Spaying must 



a w .Mix 



C WNoi 

 li V Pea 

 O Jeff C 



T T Thompson 



S B Dull 



W J Watkius •*• 1' v fields 



A Stokes 5 WP Booker 



II Israel 1 Win Gaulbert 



Total 26 Total 



First match sweepstakes, five glass balls, 15 yards 



Harbour 2 Peak 



Cowling 3 Huff 



Nosl 11 Moore 



Bjoker 4 Welkins 



Club sides match, ten glass balls, IS yards. 

 Sao, Third 



G W Moore, ' aptain 7 



i ' i' ' icvling 3 



LWNoel l 



SB Duff « 



ii ker 



I'limpliell 1 



AE Camp 4 



11 Israel - 



i 'eh. m'eb. 



Sec. 



P P. Fields, captain . . 



B Y Peak 



.1 M Barbour 



W UNewklrk 



Barbour, Jr 



WJ Wat kins 



Win Gaulbert 



Isaac Tyler 



, for the 



s shot be- 

 ll am p : 



Total 3« *» T° WI 32 



fourth match, glass balls, three balls, 18 yards. 



Peak, captain 3 Noel, captain 



Mu'.te 3 Barbour 



2 Cowling 



Giulbert Booker 



TiinnlDSOU Israel 



Ktokes 1 Clark 



Campbell Duff 



1 Booker, J r 



Total 10 Total 



MixMisuiA, Henderson.— ti challenge 

 (ween Messrs. Paine and Dell, July 1 

 badge of the Henderson Club; 15 balls 

 girdijs' trap and rules. 



Airatne 1 1111011111111 1—14 



Dell 1 i 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1-14 



Ties at 21 yards, three balls each. 

 Paine ill in ito 111 i i i-u 



Doff Ill 111 101 111 110-13 



Mr. Paine still retains the badge. 



—The Seneca GlMJ Club lias organized at Seneca Palls, "N. 

 y with these officers: President, Horace Silsby ; Vice- 

 President, James F. Lawrence ; Secretary, J. T. Miller, Jr.; 

 Treasurer, Milton Hoag ; Executive Committee, John Qt, 

 Hosier, Komeyn f ; Lathrop and Millard Ten Eyok, 



G. P. L., Manchester.— Will you please Inform me If Frederich Or 

 wauld's book " The Setter's or Pointer's Training without Punl»hment' 

 can be obtained in the English language? Ans. II cannot, so far as 

 known to us. 



Black .River.— Arkansas.— In our issue of July 5 a cor reap OC 

 whojeuuin " eadere to Join a contemplated nOnt 



ing and trapping party on tin- Big Black River next fall. Ifhewll 



niunicafe with Win. Jewell ,1 i, oc i. Lotus, Mo., he 



win obtain n meuihr-r, probably. 



V. II. S., Bethel, Ci- -Please give he most direel route from Albany 

 to the Adirondack?. Inear some lake? is there a complete map of the 

 Ailiroudticks? if so where canl get one and what is the price" Ans. 

 " Wallace's Adirondarfts" will give yon the desired information m 



maps for sale at. this oilioe. Vrn-r -I. The copyright i b 



r'orest and stream Publishing Company. 



G. F. 1,., Boston.— I have an Irish setter pup three years old. I have 

 relieved him from worms and give him enough exercise, but he 16 as 

 poor as a crow. Can you prescribe a feed. Ans. Some Betters are nat- 

 urally lank and no amount of feeding wilt fatten them. The reasons 

 for this are, the same as with man. You might try oat meal and beef 

 broth diet. 



t.— Pffce, ills.— To answer your queries as to fishing, baits, men, 

 etc., through the columns ot this paper, would encroach too much upon 



ii 1 ' - . ;,- i such purposes. You will find the subject very 



tnordngnly and exhaustively treateato Halloclc's Sportsman's Gazetteer, 

 UiG pages being devoted to tola subject alone. Trice $i, now out. 



voice-yon publish of glass 



ititry, are two traps used, and If so 



ne Instances arc so large that, I can't 



l. Do a majority of the best shot* 



ive the gome laws of Illinois, Iowa, 

 nee last year? Ans. 1. Reports sel 

 . Z. SO. 3. Yes. See Far Fin -I i<i 



d a friend anticipate going either I 

 ie counties, Pa., the coming fall for 

 jn the columns of yonr paper which 

 wonldbe the Strip! What is the principle game in the 



above named counties in Peun? Would we be a pt to rind quail and 

 grouse plenty ' ' Id think: yon would enjoy the Florida trip 



the best. Deer, ruffed grouse and rabbits. No quail, 



Maj. g. K. Sanderson. -Please prescribe for canker of ears, internal? 

 Ans, Use a P. P. Syringe, and wash out the ear every morning with 

 oastllesoap and tepid water; then pour in "black-wash" to which 

 fluid extract of conlum has been added in the proportion of 5 drs. of the 

 Inner to a pint of the former. Give internally 5 drops of Bonovau's so 

 Union in water three times a day, one hour after feeding; never on 

 empty stomach. 



J. W. K-, Ayer, Mass.- 1. If a first-class setter bitch should by mistake 

 be lined by an inferior dog what would be the effect on her pups that she. 

 might have afterwards by a thorough bred animal? 2, What can you 

 urn islt a first class dog for, etc? Ans. 1. The puppies will probably be 

 fall curs and nnlit for sale or use. -2. We do not deal in dogs. A dog such 

 , sion lea ■" - irouldbeworth $sotosioo. 



.M.ui vwk. -Amsterdam. — 1 have a W. W. Greener treble-wedge fast^ 

 aettbn top lever note, ire breech-loading gun, weight seven lbs. Is n 

 heavy enough? In trap shooting what amount of powder and shot ia 

 used for woodcock and partridge shooting? 

 Any amount of powder, ly, oz shot. No 10 

 for woodcock. No. S for ruffed grouse in fall. No. 6 later. Try your gun 

 at a ream of wrapping paper and count pellets and penetration, load 

 .!Uj powder, I 1 , oz, shot. 



bee 



south, together wiih good ai 



■ ■■■ -i Ground, Long Island, 



Amateck.— Troy.— Can you give me the addresses of two or thrt 

 places on Long Island, or New Jersey coast where good fishing an 

 shooting can be had nex 

 for a lady? Ans. Noya 

 Barnegat, New Jersey. 



H . W. A., Nahant, Mass.— Will you please give me a receipt for a 

 good preparation to anoint the bottom of a canvas canoe to prevent 

 the same from leaking? Ans. Take sixteen pounds orange shellac and 

 four and a half gallons alcohol . Let the shellac dissolve in the alcohol 

 andapply with a brush. 



H. J. P., Dausvilie, N 

 afflicted with lie 

 them of the "varmlnti 

 Tar Soap throroughly 

 rubbed in and allowed 



What 



ork.— 1 ha- 



s the best 



setter puppies 



ishei 



also effectual. 



Chakles, Warren, Warren Co., Pa.— Please inform me in your next. 

 eason opens for prairie chickens ;*ud quail in 



loiiri and Kansas? Ans. Illinois, Sepl. 1st ; 

 August 1st. 



issue when the shooting 

 the States of Illinois, His 

 Missouri, Aug. 16 : Kansai 



:,(.— Whei 



■ 1 pr 



Wright 



W. E. P., 1 



glass ball trap, and what is its cost? 2. Are robins considered game 



birds, and when does the law expire to shoot them in Kentucky? 3. 

 is it. contrary to law to shout blackbirds? Ans, 1. We do not know of 

 such. B. No. 3. No. 



O.W. D., New Haven.— Will you please settle this disputed pnintv 

 A, B, C, 1) played a game of croquet, A and C partners against Hand 

 D. The situation was as follows: 1) and B both rovers; D hits Ii, 

 knocking him against the finishing stake Does H have another turns 

 Ans. Certainly, If he has not i i ' 



ed n 



both t 



mils. 



, 18 yards rise; Bo- 



Itolumbias?" Ans. Ynu 

 called Columbia. They i 

 .luable in every way. 



1 larger dogs 



T. C, Kebley's Island, O.-lu th 

 ball shoots in various ; 

 • Hey sel 



believe they are llltuiai - hot 



use both eyes in laking aim? 3. 11 

 or Kansas undergone any change s 

 ilorn state the number of traps liset 

 Fettlier, 



H.E. W.,Hope, E. '. Myself B 



Florida or to M -oe, Pil i 01 Wl 



nfiMing. Can rouadv] tit throo 



What size of shot ii 

 es, heavy enough. 



G. I). ('.. Pk!i;>YilIe.~Is thet 

 vent canker in ears? can cure 

 sugar of lead, etc., bnl: it retur 

 I often notice him taking gra 



K D. M., Sag Harbor— Wh: 

 strain of spaniel called the " 

 Clumbers; there is no breed 

 than the cocker, but equally v 



Snipe, New York City.— I. What is the iveighJ pi Capt, Bogardus' 

 gun with each set of barrels'' 2. Could it not. lie used with success tor 

 all kinds of feathered game? 8. Wfiat would snch a guttcost U made bo 



order in thu country? Ans. 1. 10 lbs. when either set Is Stocfe 



'■. les. :. About r-'"- 



iale, Kas.— A couple of friends of mine have a dispute and 

 have left it to y in to decide. 11. hef T. that. \V. would not kill live birds 

 out of live from a trap, neither of them naming conditions. W. killed 

 four and the fifth fell dead out of.bounds. Ans. If Ilia opponent killed 

 five inside of boundary W. lost. 



B, i\. S. S„ City,— Please inform me where good black bass llshing 

 maybe had, within 250 miles ol N. Y„ during the uionili Ql rug I t! 

 Ans. Go to Greenwood Lake via Greenwood Lake Railroad to Turner's 

 on the Erie Railroad, 1 iliaafroi -burg, fm "tflte 



Srie Raiu-oad', 



iculated with the 



„ Bostou, : 

 US ago he 

 II right T t 



'here oai 

 hich to in 



I get 



a pair o 

 23 pal. i 



ol the \ 



: : :: :;;; 







anything I can give ray setter to pre- 



for a time by using sulph. copper, or 



His coat does not He quite right and 



Eyes also inflamed at times; feed 



capricious. Ans. Peed oat instead of 



ovan's solution three times a day, in 



on an empty stomach. If under two 



out the ears with castlle soap and 



a small P. P. syringe for the purpose; 



i!i drachms of fluid extract of coniurn 



nt of wash. 



scs of hydrophobia, ever originate wit h 

 2. Also, does it ever develop with a 

 3 passed, leaves its victim apparently 

 ting at everylhing within reach, and 

 • such symptoms recently came under 

 immediately declared mad and shot, 

 males ; neither have hydrophobia un- 

 s. 2d. No. The case you mention we 

 much regret the death of the bitch 



illepsy induced probably by purpuria, change 



1 sea voyage. 



have a am.- setter pup, s months old. X early 

 (ligjit symptoms of distemper, and I brought 

 Since then, rlrlmngh in excellent spirits 

 en a slight discharge from the eyes and 

 usiderable, and appears to be from Inside of 

 is I h<- sheath can be drawn. Within a few 

 iocs vomits his tobd, yet he lakes his rations 

 lfeand ambition. I beg your indulgence 

 r drops Donovan's solution three times a 

 n to give on empty stomach. Apply "black- 



nt„— Will you please answer the following 

 '. 1st. What is the lunges!. throwof a cricket 

 ml who was the party who threw it? 2nd. 

 cast the hollow bullet in 

 plosive bullets ? M. What 



Wakefield double rifle 





are to be round, and w 



West.',' Ans. 1st The I 



Issue ol July 12th, was stated to have been ni 



BrooMyn, L. I., O'ot. 16, 1ST?, 133 yards, 1 : 



Providence Tool Co. should he aide to supply . 



gun. Must be. an old maker. 4th. Ready to 



price, s;i. 5th. llallock's Gazetteer will infor 



ind shot gnn? Are they 

 i marked R. Wakefield, 

 Gazetteer by mail on re- 

 h. Where can I get a 

 points ont where they 

 it shooting is in Canada 

 Mil, as published Inonr 

 lo by John Hatfield, at 

 2d. Tint 



3d. flu 



row the 

 :eipt of 



- ■ -Undoubtedly one of the best and cheapest stocks of Cnrpetings. Oil* 

 cloths, Mailings, etc, to be found in the United States is that of Messis. 

 John 11. Pkav. sons ,t Co., Washington street, Boston. I. W. Adaina 

 is the sportsman of the firm., and will take special pains to please any 

 of our friends calling upon Him or i 



