FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Glass Ball Shooting. — The above cut will give a faint 

 idea of the Eogardus trap, and mode of shooting at glass balls. 

 The whole mechanism is very simple, and requires no attention 

 other than to see that the cups are perfectly secured to the 

 spring. The idea of arranging the traps thus is to give the 

 shooter right and left as well as straight shots. 



It is believed that glass balls and the Bogardus trap offer 

 better practice to the tyro than pigeon shooting, and that when 

 able to break two-thirds of the glass balls shot at he will be- 

 come an expert wing shot. The trouble with many of the 

 glass ball traps is, that they offer no shooting analogous to 

 the flight of a bird skimming low along the ground. With 

 the Bogardus trap, such practice is obtained by turning the 

 ball-cup half way around on the spring, so that the long level 

 is uppermost. All who have shot at both pigeons as sprung, 

 and glass balls as thrown from a trap, unite in declaring the 

 last to be the most difficult, demanding greater skill and pow- 

 er of control. 



The price of Cap!. Bogardus' I nips has been reduced to $6. 

 Glass balls may also be obtained at $2 per hundred. 



ANew Decoy.— B. E. B., of Galveston, Texas, sends the 

 following : 



Take three dozen mallards and gray duck decoys, which 

 arrange in two flocks about thirty yards from the blind, with 

 heads in different positions as naturally as possible. Now, 

 place a white-crane decoy near the blind ; it may be made 

 from wood and painted. This will do the business most 

 effectually, for the white crane is the sentinel of the ducks, 

 who respect his powers of observation, and believe that where 

 the crane is safety is to be found. 



-A new air gun, the principle of which is very simple, and 

 may be easily adapted to any firearmswtth very little expense, 

 has been granted to a firearm manufacturer in Gotba, Ger- 

 many. The weapon is to be largely adopted for practice by 

 the German army. 



—A gun club has been organized at Princeton College, 

 Princeton, N. J., for the encouragement of field sports. Mr. 

 II. S. Johnson, '78, has been elected president, and F. S. 

 Presbrey, '79. secretary. 



-The farmers in the vicinity of Soap Lake, near Gilroy, 

 Cal. are distributing great quantities of poison for the de- 

 struction of the squirrels, which are doing great damage to 

 the crops. 



Challenge. — I will shoot any man in the world a match 

 for from $500 to $5,000 a side, I to shoot 100 of the best 

 birds that'ean be found in America or England, 21 yards rise, 

 English or American rules, against my opponent's 100 glass 

 &Ub, 18 yards rise, Bogardus' rules. 



Any person desiring to accept the above challenge may ad- 

 dress the Fobesi and Stkeam ajjd Kod and Gun. Ill Pulton 

 street, N. Y. Capt. A. Bogabdus. 



M^s\cnrsErrs— Salem, July 30.— There was quite a flight 

 of summer and robin snipe last Friday and Saturday. I got 

 some birds at Swampscott both days. Birds are not very 

 numerous at Ipswich as yet. Upland plover are reported at 

 Eggex too-ether with sand birds, grass birds, beetle-heads, 

 Jack curlew, winters, and a few other varieties of waders. 

 Sportsmen in tliis vicinity say they care not about our game 

 laws this year or whether enforced or not: the laws are a 

 "flummux" as they read, and virtually good for nothing. 



Teal. 



Lane's Sportsmen's Uetkkat— Shinnemck Bay, July 27.— 

 ! We pre having high times down here. Piue weather, splen- 

 did breezes good sailboats, tip-top surf and still bathing, ex- 

 cellent clams and fish, with abundance of bay birds of several 

 varieties' all these, with as capital company as ever rallied 

 together ' The past week has been a royal one for bay birds. 

 KrPauland P M, Harris, of Belvidere N. J killed forty, 

 and Will Lane sixty on Monday, duplicating the scores Hie 

 following day. The undersigned with Char he and a younger 

 Lane, bagged sixty-eight yesterday I wish you were with 

 us- vou would enjoy yourself greatly, for one can wear his 

 old clothes and doesn't have to "shine' his boots to go to 

 dinner. To-day we all go to Shmnecock settlement for a 

 clambake. After that a dip m the surf which is the regular 

 daily arrangement. It seems hard to think we have to go back 

 to the boiling city ; but, if the "strikers '* do not prevent, we 

 shall return on Saturday. Jacohstaff. 



Pennsylvania -Columbia, July 2S. -Partridges will be 

 ulentVin York Co., and the northwestern section of Lancaster 

 n,, this year, and Chief rmrgess, who is a mighty hunter, has 



been after woodcock with indifferent success, but savs when 

 old " Phoebe" " blows her nose" in Ausust, when plovers can 

 be shot, she will tell a different tale. S. E. 



Iowa.— Iowa Oily, July 22.— We have just visited the north- 

 ern and western portion of this State, and from sportsmen we 

 leani that the prospect for a splendid fall shoot are such as to 

 fill the heart of the sportsman with pleasure. The season for 

 quail and grouse has been a splendid one. R. 



Texas.— William's Ranclie, Brown County, July 17.— There 

 are any quantity of quail and jack rabbits round here, and 1 

 hear of bear, wolf, deer and wild hogs in the mountains about 

 six miles from this. I expect to have some fine sport among 

 them this fall. I also propose going on a buffalo hunt. 



Jno. Joe Lee. 



Galveston, July 21. — Sport is commencing. Lone plov< 

 or as they are called along the gulf "papa-hottes,"arearrivin B , 

 and some have been killed in good condition. Young prairie 

 chickens are likewise getting' into shooting condition ; indeed 

 I have seen some nearly fully grown. I shall go after them 

 with two brace of first-class Gordons shortly and report, re- 

 sults, p. W. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



RnoDE Island— Newport, July 23— Rises of 5 single birds. 

 First match: S. Bobbins, 5; M. Van Bureu, 4 ;'" T. Van 

 Buren, 2. Second match i T. Van Buren and M. Van Buren 

 tied on 4. Bobbins 2 ; shoot off won by M. A'an Buren. 

 Third match : Tie on 4 all around ; shoot off won by Bobbins. 

 Fourth match : A tie on 4 all around; not shot off. Fifth 

 match : T. Van Buren and Bobbins tied on 4 ; not shot off. 

 Total: Robb'ms, 19 out of 25; M. Van Buren, 17: T. Van 

 Buren, 13. 



Newpout, B. I. — Five pigeon matches, five birdst 28 yards 

 rise, were shot July 20, on "the grounds of the Narragansett 

 Club. The result was as follows : 



First Match. 

 M.vanBuren o i i 1 l—t 



T. Van Bureu i i n i 1_ 4 



S.H Bobbins o l l l 1—4 



Tie won by M. Van Buren. 



Second Match.— M. Van Buren, 4; T. Van Buren, 3; 8. 

 H. Bobbins, 4. Tie won by M. Van Buren. Third Match.— 

 M. Van Buren, 4: T. Van Buren, 3: S. II. Bobbins, 4. Tie 

 again won try M. Van Buren. Fourth Match — M. Van 

 Buren, 4; T. Van Buren, 3; S. H. Robbins, 3. Fifth 

 Match.— M. Van Buren, 3; T. Van Buren, 3 ; S.H.Bob- 

 bins, 1. Tie not shot off. Total.— M. Van Buren, 19 T.; 

 Van Bureu, 16 ; and S. H. Bobbins, 10 out of 25. 



New Yokk — Oswego, July 23. — At the prize shoot of the 

 Leatherstockings, C. Coe and U. Z. Malfby tied on 8, again on 

 6 at 26 yards, Coe winning first prize on 3 at 31 yards, L, 

 Wright and G. W. Lyman tied on six birds; AVright won 

 shoot off and second prize J. G. Skinner, third prize. 



Dexter Pakk. — The Long Island Gun Club held their 

 monthly contest at Dexter Park, July 27. The winner of the 

 cup last menth was Mr. E. H. Madison, hut he was handi- 

 capped at twenty-seven yards, and others stood at 25. The 

 cup was won by Henderson. The following is the score: 



Henderson 1 11111111111 1 l b 1—ir, 



William 1 1111111111111) — lit 



Yates B Wynne ;i 



Gildersleeve t> Stiller. a 



Thomas 5 Martin 1 



Edwards 4 Walter? 1 



Valkman 1 Thompson l 



Baylis, Madison, Brown and King each shot and missed 

 their first bird, and then withdrew. Several sweepstakes 

 were afterward shot. 



Moi'N-r Pleasant.— At Prince's Bay, July 26, a pigeon 

 match took place between ten picked men of the Midway 

 Club of Malleawan, and ten from the Fountain Gun Club of 

 Brooklyn. Ten birds, 21 yards rise, SO yards boundary. The 

 following is the summary : 



Midway Club. 



JVan Bracket 1 11111111 1—10 



T W Ejnc 1 11111111 1—10 



TLanibonru 1 1 t 1 1 I I 1 1 1-J 



ATeneyek 111111111—9 



WJCouover 1 Oil 1 ] 1101—8 



H A Warne 8 1 Wilson 5 



W A Bunlop s J Lsmbouni 4 



C H Warner t; 



Fountain Gun Club. 



Madison 1 11)11111 1— a 



C Williams 1 10 111111 0— 8 



McLaughlin 1 1 1 l ti 1 o i i i--;- 



Blakely 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-8 



Eddy 110 11111 1— S 



Slane 7 Race n 



Milter 7 White 



Kearney 'f 



Pennsylvania— Petroleum Omtre—The Fur, Fin and 

 Feather Club held a series of matches, July 24. The summary 

 is as follows: First match .- Ten blue glass balls ; $7.50, $4.50 

 and $3, as first, second and third prizes, respectively; en- 

 trance fee, $2. 



OCWilkins 9 Wilcox A 



UMettierell 10 A.) Lewis s 



II G Davis w J Denman 7 



HWEgofl 6 OB Park T 



II. Metberell first money. In sliooting off ties Wiikina took second 

 money ; A. J. Lewis ttiird. 



Five single birds, §5 entrance; .$15.75 to first, |9.5€ to 

 second, $6.25 to third. 



E Wilcox 5 AJ Lewis 4 



Mettiereil 4 Kgoff a 



Wilkins 3 Park 3 



Layman r, WB Davis . ,a 



11 G Davis 5 



Wilcox, Davis and L <yraan divided Brst money, Lewis and Metberell 

 divided second, Wilkins and Davis divided third. 



Third match, 10 glass balls, $2 entrance; $6.75 to first, . 

 $4 to second, $2.75 to third. 



Egoff 9 WmVanSyclrle 10 



Wilcox 8 Mettiereil ' a 



Bark 9 Denman 7 



Wilkins 8 DauMaioney r, 



Lewis S 



Wm. Van Syckle first money. Ties on nine. 2' yards, won by Metb- 

 erell ; third money to Lewi,?, utter riemp Wilkins four times. 



Fourth match, five birds, §5 entrance; §17.50 tofirst $10 50 

 to second, $7 to third. 



Egofl 3 Layman 4 



Lewis 2 Metberell 5 



Wilcox 3 Denman " k 



Wilkins 3 D Maloney 'i 



11 G Davis 4 W B Davis '...''.'.'.'.'.''. A 



Metherell and Denman divided fira money. In ties on four Davis 

 Jr.. won second money, Ed. Wilcox tblrd. ' 



Fifth match, 5 glass balls, $2 entrance ; $7.85 to first, $4 75 

 to second, $3.10 to third. 



AJ Lewis a W T Lewis , 



Wilkms 5 WB Davia V 



Maloney — r> Denman , 



Wilcox a Fail ' 



II G Davis 2 * 



Ties on Ave gave O. C. Wilkins first money, Davia, St., and Park dl 

 vided second, Wilcox won tlerd. " ' ■ " *"" raTK <"" 



Sixth match, 5 glass balls, $1 entrance ; $3.15 to first, £2 10 

 to second. 



Wlieos 5 Maloney , 



penman s WTLewia 5 



t'ark... 1 Maj Goodwin X 



Davis, Sr 4 * 



Ties on 5, Wilcox first money ; ties on 4, Davis second. 11. q. d. 

 &V71TVOKY— Louisville.— Match between members of Gim 

 Club, held Saturday, July 21, 1877. Ten single birds tame 

 pigeons; 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary; five pairs double 

 at 18 yards rise, 100 yards boundary ; Lexington Club rules 

 r v . , . „ Stogie Birds. Double Blrd 



J Val Cowling, Captain 9 Cowling _ 



L WNoel 7 Noel..: ? 



EYPeak r. Peak I 



SB Duff 9 Duff ° 



A Stokes 4 Stokes '. '.'.'.7.'.'.'.'.'.. '.'.'.'" 1 



Total 84 Total ^ 



Single birds. Double Birds 



.1 M Barbour, Captain 9 Barbour. - 



G S Moore « Moore '. '" 5 



•T Griffith 7 Griffith., ". 1 



1 S Booker 2 



Isaac Tyler 7 Tyler .'.'.'.'.''.'!'.!!! 7 



Total 31 Total , T 5 



Leon. 



Virginia, Norfolk. July 28.— Below I hand score of match 

 shot July 24 at IS glass balls, 18 yards rise, for the ehampi,,,; 

 cup of the Norfolk Game Protective Association. This cut, 

 is to be shot tor on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each 

 month during the season ending October 15. A winner of 

 live consecutive matches will own the cup, but failing to he 

 won in five consecutive matches it will be the property of the 

 contestant who shall have the best average score at the end of 

 the season. 



'rSGainelt 15 T V lingers „ 



•IT Allyn v>. FIIur.lv.. " 



LB White ia BR Watte ,! 



UPey 11 FJohnt 



JBCorprew 11 H L Wonhligtan] a 



HLCranmer 11 C E Yeatman .'.'I!. '.'.'!;" 7 



The cup was won in the first, match, June 10, by LB 



White, with a score of 15. In the second match, July 10 bv 



F. Hardy, score 13. This is the third match y 



Very respectfully, _ F HAIin ,^ 



Chairman Match Comiuittee. 

 —The Cincinnati Shooting Club will have a glass hall lour- 

 uamentin a few weeks. They intend logo through the Slate? 

 ■ml Indiana, 



