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FOREST AJSD STREAM. 



The point made by our correspondent Is well taken i n our 

 opiuion. The date and period which he urges are advocated 

 by Messrs. James Meyer, Luddington and Hallock (the editor 

 of this paper) at the meeting referred to, and a resolution 

 offered by Mr. Meyer to restrict the period lor the sale of bird 

 to January 15, and of venison to February 1 was voted down. 

 A letter sent to Senator Alfred Wngstaff, Chairman on Game 

 Protection, Albany, embodying the suggestions of our corres- 

 pondent, will receive respectful attention. Lethim forward a 

 copy of this issue of Fobkst and Stbbam marked. 



Fran and Gams Photbction Club of Province of 

 Qcbbec. — The officers newly elected are P, J. Brady, Vice- 

 Pres.; W. H. Kintoul, Treas. Thomas White (Montreal 

 Gazette) and myself, were in Ottawa last week when we 

 presented to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries a petition 

 (numerously and iniiuentially signed) praying for certain 

 amendments to the fishery laws, said amendments tending in 

 the direction of increased protection. The suggestions of the 

 deputation were most favorably received. W. H. K. 



Sohaqhticokb Fisa and Game Protective Sootf.tt.— This 

 new club has been organized at Sehaghticoke, N. Y., with 

 Mr. B. G. Hamilton, Pres., and 0. E. Oorbiu, S.-C They 

 offer a reward of $10 for information leading to the arrest 

 and conviction of parties violating the game laws. 



Rod and Gem Cure.— Springfield, Mem., Ftb. 14.— Offi- 

 cers lor the ensuing year: Pres., Edward H. Lathrop; 1st 

 Vice-Pres., Elisha Gunn; 2d Vice-Pres., Robt. O. Morris; 

 Sec. and Treas., Chas. P. Lyman ; Executive Committee, 

 Messrs. Lathrop, Gunn, Lyman, W. W. Colburn, Geo. Har- 

 rington, C. P. L. 



South Side Sportsmen's Club. — Theofflcers nominated at 

 the Hotel Brunswick a fortnight ago were elected last Monday 

 evening. 



Philadelphia Game Fbotbgtiyk Association. — The of- 

 ficers for 1879 are: Pres., Benjamin W. Richards; Vice- 

 Pres., W. W. Colket; Sec'yand Treas., Pierce C. Desauque; 

 Ass't Sec'y, John Ijloyd, Jr. ; Board of Directors — F. C. Jones, 

 John B. Sartori, Frank Furness, John S. Davies, George K. 

 Oragin. 

 i Wisoonsin — Madison, Feb. 12. — Several bills have passed 

 the Senate to appropriate moneys to the Fish Commissioners 

 and for the purpose of experimenting in the, propagation o 

 fish, and it is not certain that the end sought may not offer 

 such encouragement as justifies the expenditure. On our 

 streets are daily seen hundreds of pounds of fish selling for a 

 few cents per pound, and so near the breeding season as to 

 be scarcely fit for food. Fish are speared and netted in total 

 disregard of the law, and no effort is "made to punish these 

 vioktors of law and common sense. There certainly needs 

 some stringent legislation and the prompt enforcement there- 

 of to prevent this wholesale extermination which is so rapidly 

 going on with some of our oldest varieties. It were- well to 

 provide for keeping breeding stock of our native fishes safely 

 during the breeding season, as well as to bring spawn of 

 marine fish into our fresh water. This latter fact doeB not 

 Beeni to enter the brain of our law-makers. Rover. 



This is on the principle of the homely old proverb — " Sav- 

 ing at the spiggot and wasting at the bung-hole." More effort 

 should be directed to fostering the native species than to the 

 introduction of fish from other waters. 



Illegal Killing of Quail.— New York, Feb. 13.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream : Besides netting and shooting out of 

 season, the quail is subjected to another method of destruc- 

 tion, which has, so far as I know, never been noticed in your 

 Eaper. The deep snow is bad enough, but when man allies 

 imself to the elements in the work of destruction, the out- 

 look is discouraging. I spent several weeks shooting in Ohio 

 last November and December. The sport was excellent, 

 beyond all previous experience, but I was fairly disgueted 

 with the obsolute indifference on the part of gentlemen who 

 are real sportsmen to practices in which they would scorn to 

 indulge themselves. At the end of one fine day's shooting I 

 was waiting for my wagon at a little country grocery. There 

 had been perhaps four inches of snow upon the ground that 

 moring. Various persons of the genus country grocery loafer 

 dropped in occasionally, and finally two men carrying between 

 them a bushel basket, which, on examination, contained quail. 

 I had bagged myself that day just 46 birds, shot fairly and 

 squarely over as "gentlemanlike" a pair of setters as ever 

 galloped stubble. But these countrymen had 80 odd birds, 

 2nd they had shot every one of them, and the whole lot 

 didn't represent a dozen shots of the old gun they had between 

 them. "Why, we shoots 'em when they're huddled." "Hud- 

 dled ?" Don't you know what huddlin' is ? Why, when the 

 snow's on the ground the quails all gits together in a little 

 holler in the stubble, an' that little dog tracks 'em an' we toi- 

 ler cIobc behind, and when we finds 'em we gives 'em both 

 barrels seltin'. We got three hull flocks out o' that stubble 

 down by the track, and not one partridge got away." On in- 

 Muiry I found that this was tho prevalent method of quail 

 hunting among the Ohio rustics. It accounted for the suc- 

 cess of one youth who " went out " in the region where I was 

 with a black and tan terrier and always returned with full 

 pockets. Legislation is powerless to remedy a lack of moral 

 tone in the hunting field. Education is the only help. I sin- 

 cerely hope that you will not omit a weekly lecture on this 

 subject. I find it reaches even those benighted regions where 

 you may at last awaken something like a gentleman sports- 

 manlike sentiment Sentimental Shootek. 



Impost ation of Migratory Quail.— We lately advised 

 our readers that a plan was on foot to combine to import mi- 

 gratory quail to this country in quantity, and can now lay all 

 the details before them. Those wishing to join should make 

 known their intention to Mr. Tobey at once. A better op- 

 portunity will never offer. The incidental accounts of the 

 the habits of the quail as given in Mr. Braun's letter will be 

 read with great interest. We in America can scarcely im- 

 agine quail in great flights, like grasshoppers, passing across 

 the Mediterranean from land to land. It was one of these 

 flights which suddenly dropped among the Israelites. Our 

 1'ur- western [friends would welcome a flight ot this sort in 

 preference to a flight of grasshoppers : 



Boston, Feb. 15, 1879. 

 Mr. Chan. Hallock, Editor Forest and Stream, flew York: 



Dear Sir— 1 inclose herewith copy of a letter lately re- 

 ceived from Mr. Brauu, of Messina, Sicily, which may be in- 

 teresting to your readers. It gives definite information as to 



cost of imparting migratory quail this season. In connection 

 Willi some other gentlemen I am ordering some quail, and if 

 WljqI your readers desire to assist in' the introduction of 

 this bird 1 shall be happy to forward their orders at, the same 

 time. As the price depends upon the quantity, I will 

 advise any correspondent what the exact amount required is 

 after hearing from them how many they desire, and thus as- 

 certaining the total number wanted by fill. By this means all 

 will secure the wholesale discoimt. 

 Yours very truly, Horace P. Tohky, 



17 Oliver street, Boston, Mass. 



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Messina, Jan. fl, I8T9. 



JJoracr P T„b?y, Esq., Boston: 



Bear Sir— I am la receipt of your valued favor or tlie 30th nit,, in 

 reply to which T beg to Bay that you can liave any quantity of quails 

 the next, spring at the following prices— viz.: Up to 2 cages (each cago 

 contatniDg 100 birds) $20 in V. S, gold per cage, 1. o. b. Mes .; up to 5 

 cages, do., $19 do.; up to 10 cages, do., $18 do. These prices include 

 all shipping expeasen here and also the food (heinpaeeii) sufficient for 

 the whole voyage. Steamers to your port are only running up to 

 March— say as long as the fruit is shipped from hero— consequently the 

 quails must be shipped by the way of New York. 



I cannot give you the prices coast freight Boston, as I don't know 

 the trans-shipping expenses and railway expenses from New fori to 

 your place ; and as I shall load tho birds Willi that steamer which hap- 

 pens to be in port first, it is dffllcullior me to tell you the right freight 

 from here to New York, as we have four different steamship lines for 

 that place and as they have different rates. For tho lots which i 

 shipped last spring $1 freight was paid per cage from here to New 

 York ; but I suppose I can perhaps make cheaper arrangements this 

 year. The quail generally arrive here in the middle of April and stay 

 —that la, they don't stay, but keep on passing— until the middle of 

 May. Very rarely a pair of quails stay with us all winter. In autumn 

 they pass our island on their way to Africa, aud iu spring on their 

 way north, say to Germany, France and Switzerland. 



The wind we have about the time the nigi.t commences affects the 

 latter a good deal. If we have sirocco (south-east), the. flight is gene- 

 rally a very small one, and it seems as if the birds were taking another 

 way then. The quail are generally shipped to the States in the months 

 of April and Jlay ; that is when they are passing our island. They are 

 caught in both nets und strings. The latter way is the best, as the 

 birds don't get hnrt so much. The hunting of the qnail during their 

 flight here Is a great pleasure for the sportsmen of this place ; and the 

 birds come sometimes In auch number that a good shooter can icill 

 fifty and more birds a day. 



If you should be so kind as to favor mo with your orders I should 

 like to have them sent soon, so that I can make the necessary arrange- 

 ments for catching the birds. You will please be kind enough to send 

 me remittance for the respective amount of birds you intend to im- 

 port in a sight bill on a good London banking house. 



Any further information you should wish I shall be most happy to 

 give yon. Waiting your kindness, I am, dear sir, 



Yours very truly, (Signed) carl F, Bbaijn. 



THE FOREST AND STREAM AND ROD 



AND GUN TOURNAMENT 

 For the Short-Range Championship of 



1879 

 And three team medals, which will be awarded to the teams 

 making the first, second and third best scores, Other prizes 

 will be offered also, to take place at Conlin's shooting gallery. 

 Open to teams from any organized rifle club. 



Conditions— Teams— Each team shall consist of ten men. The teams 

 participating must be composed of members of the various clubs 

 which they represent. Rifles-Limited to ten pounds in weight ; mini- 

 mum pull of trigger, three pounds ; 22-100 cal. Teams may furnisli 

 their own rifles and ammunition, or use those at the gallery, as they 

 may desire. Number of Shots— Ten by eaoh competitor. Sighting 

 Shots— Two shots will be allowed each competitor. Position-Ou"- 

 hand. Targets— 200-yards targets, according to the regulations of the 

 N. H. A., reduced in proportion to the range at tho gallery. Practice- 

 No practice allowed on the day of the match. Entrance Fee-Ten 

 dollars to be paid at the office of the Forest and Stream and Kod ahd 

 Gun, No. in Fulton street, N. Y". Tho match to be governed by 

 the rules of the N. B. A. relating to teams. 



The captains of the several teams, entered before 9 o'clock on the 

 evening of Feb. 22, will meet at Conlin's Gallery at that hour aud fix 

 upon the arrangements for carrying out the match, choose referees, 

 and decide In what order the respective teams shall shoot. The assem- 

 bled captains shall decide upon the date of opening the matches, and 

 the date at which the entries shall close. The referees shall elect an 

 umpire, whose decision in all cases shall be final. 



Massachusetts— Med ford, Feb. 12. — The second meeting 

 in the winter shed series for the month of February of the 

 Medford Amateur Bifie Association took place to day ; shoot- 

 ing at 200 yards ; rifle, any within^the rules ; position, stand- 

 ing. The following are the scores. First class : 



HUD dishing 4 4 6 4 5 6 6— 32 



Kufus Sawyer 5 5 4 4 2 r> 5— zi 



HWhlttinglun 5 5 4 4 5 4 5—32 



Second class i 



WGTurner 5 4 6 4 4 4 4—30 



John Grady 4 c -1 4 4 6 4—3(1 



Third class : 



GWUowe 8 4 5 5 4 4 4-31 



GBGlli 4 4 4 -1 2 S 8-M 



GTSampson a 4 3 3 2 2 3—20 



The range will be open for competition in these class 

 matches on February 32. 



Mammoutit Rifle Gaelbby— Boston, Feb. 15. — The regu- 



]ar;|monibly prize shoot is progressing finely, some very re- 

 markable shooting being done by local as well as out-of-town 

 riflemen, Mr. L. F. Newton, of Salem, Mass , very nearly 

 being successful in getting the extra prize ol $2, 000 for eight 

 consecutive bull's-eyes, his third shot being a one o'clock- 

 nipper. The following is the summary for the week , 150 

 feet; rounds, eight; possible 40 i 



L F Newton. ...5 5 4 5 6 5 5 5-3!) W Bradford 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5—35 



Geo Lamb '■■ i i 5 i '■> •• 5-89 W a Armtui....4 it n s o b-SB 



HA Plaka«ng-4 45*58 BS-ai Rol (4 4-15-55 



JlSTobey, Jr. ..5 b t 4 f. -1 5 5—81 J Myers j i 5*4444 36 



L0rn.,6 e 4 4 4 i 5 5 38 A K Jones 5 4*44*4 5.-84 



W II Kestarlc.t.B 5-1+4 -1 5 c— .. ■ . I r itl - I 



EW MOliei i l 6 4 6 -I 5 5-3(1 Geo h ... . > 



K,J Restartok...4 4 1 4 4 5 5-35 EGBpoJfapJ ...* 6 4 4 4-14 6-34 

 C Barrett ....4664444 5— 65 \Y fl Malum'... 4 4 5 5 6 3 4 i-si 

 J J Dunne 4 4 4 4 4 6 s 5— 3 B II Smith 3 HUSH 4-34 



Button— Walnut Bill, Fib. 10.— Maynard rifle match, 



Bcventh competition. Fivescores of 47 each out of a possi- 

 ble 00, at 200 yards, deserve to be reckoued as a spleudid per- 

 formance, and probably without equal in regular competitions 

 with an approximate number of contestants. Forty-sixes, 

 fives and fours were also common, and, taking everything 

 iuto consideration, to-day may well be dubbed a '" red fetter" 

 day in the annals ol the Massachusetts Association. The light 

 was clear, but a trifle bright, and a gentle westerly wind 

 scarcely stirred the flags Oh the range, the wind dial marking- 

 torn " 9 to 11 o'clock " throughout the shooting. The lead- 

 ing scores stood : 



Captain tV H Jackson 5 4 I B 5 4 5 6 5 5—47 



Capt W H Jackson (re-entry) 5 5 5 666544 4 IT 



g£ T Jer 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 1 5 5— « 



H Tyler (re-entry) s 55464556 4—47 



EBSouther g 56555544 4— 4T 



-BB Souther (re-entry) 4 555 5 5B43 5-46 



WUltam Poland 5 5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4 5— is 



W dliam Poland (re-entry 4554465B6 4—46 



DKlrkwoOd 6 545 4 4454 5—15 



HWlthlngton 5 4 4 5 i 5 5 4 4 4-45 



..... 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 8 4 4—14 



CUMeigga 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6—43 



ItUavlB 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 6 4—43 



■1 (■' k Schaefer 4 4 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 4— IS 



W Charles g i 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 4—43 



A Artner 4 4 5 4 J 4 1 4 4 6-42 



JFNiChOlS 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 4 4—42 



U A Johnson 4 3544 5 445 *s— *2 



J F Brawn 5 t i -1 4 5 3 5 4 4—42 



C Claron 4 4 5 IS 4 4 453 4—42 



DFHnnt j 1 4 4 4 4 i 4 5 4-41 



H Mortimer 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 5—41 



WC Thomas 5 434 4 4444 6—41 



FABrown 5 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4-41 



nBJepSQr, 4 45444 4 45 3— 11 



HHDDavls i 5544 4 453 4-41 



EWArcher .4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 -1— Hi 



EHardy 4 444444 3 4 5—11) 



KW Emerson 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 6 4—40 



LWBlake 3 4 2 545443 -1— 38 



FE Simpson 4 3 5340446 4—36 



H Wharton.. 3 3 3 s 3 3 5 4 6 4—30 



FSRelghnolds 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3—30 



— The " Palma " has been placed on exhibition at the jew- 

 elry establishment of Shreve, Crump & Son, Washinp'ton 

 street, Boston. 



Worcester, Mass., Feb. 13.— Tne Shrewsbury Rifle Club met 

 at Pine Grove Range, to compete for the Bartlett prizes, the 

 distance being 200 and 400 yards— fifteen shots at each range. 

 The following were some of the best scores : Stedmau Claflt, 

 135; Fd. A. Bartlett, 120; Frank Wesson, 123; Curtis 

 Jenkins, 111 ; C. B. Holden, 113 ; W. S. Perry 119. 



— The Worcester sportsmen are taking regular practice. 

 They expect soon io come out and surprise everybody, and 

 are in the meantime keeping shady. 



Connecticut — OollinmilU, Feb. 13. — At a regular meeting 

 of the Canton Rod and Oun Club, held to-day, the following 

 scores were made off -baud, 200 yards, 10 shots : 



Mass. Creed. Mass. Creed. 



OBUnlt 108 4T J D Andrews 71 35 



J Hamilton 01 41 H M Chapin U'J 34 



J Laubensteln 62 58 



Mr. Hull's scoTewas 5 5 5 5 S i 6 3 5 0-47. 



ZiiTTLEu vs. NuwATtK.— The Zettler club men of this city 

 paid a friendly visit to Newark on St. Valentine's Day to be- 

 come the guests ol the Newark Amateur Rifle Club. The 

 teams of the two clubs met at Berger's Gallery, 120 Market 

 street, and engaged in a remarkable fine display of gallery 

 shooting. The Zettlers won the choice, and sent one of the 

 Newark men to the target, but his opening forty-eight some- 

 what alarmed them. D. Miller, the first of the Zettlers to 

 shoot, tied on the same total, aud it was apparent that it 

 was to be a close push for the first place. The battle was nip 

 and tuck before its close at 1:80 in the morning, and then the 

 defeated Newarliites proved themselves the best of hosts, and 

 the jolliest of good follows. The score stood i 



Zettler Team. Newark Rltte oiul 



D Miller 4S JToblli 4S 



H Oehl 40 WC Gardner.- 44 



W Klein is J Beyer -is 



C Judion 47 F Harrison 4S 



JlDorrler , 47 J?0 Uiil )' 



MLRIgga 50 VHesse.Jr -14 



40 GFreclie 4S 



PFleraing 50 F Brown 40 



l-'ZcttlLT 44 WMcLuiid 4S 



MBEngei 49 WmHaycs <7 



Beegen Point vs. New Yomi.—Salurdty, Feb. 15.— 

 This match was hardly a fair one, as the Bergen Point Team 

 was short one man : 



Now fork Club. Bergen Point Club. 



Howlett 44 Canrny 45 



Blydenberg 43 Collins 45 



llavls 43 Rathyen 



O'DonneU. 42 Duaue 44 



Dnnlap -11 Schilling 43 



Donaldson 40 Dart 42 



Palmer 40 Meigs 42 



Oonlin So fiirumonds 41 



Bone 88 Vredenbnigh 37 



Fitz 36 



Total 405 Total 883 



Average, -io,v. ; butt, i : outers, v; Average, j2 5-9 ; butt, 1 j outers, 

 lnners, 72; bnit's-eyeB, 18 ; tuners, s linll's-oyeBj -'■) 



—The following score was made on a German ring target at. 

 200 yards actual distance, at Banting's l J ark, Morrisania, on 

 the 12th inst.,by Dr. 8, T. G. Dudley: Three shots, total, 

 02; three shots, GO ; three shots, 03; one Bint, 24; total, 

 ten shots 221; average, per shot, 23 1-10. This is his first 

 shooting Binoo his accident;, last autumn. This score wus 

 made not with a huir trigger, but a 3-pound pull, and I be- 

 lieve is the best on record. Snoi. 



—The Helvetia Kifle Club has published its shooting pro- 

 gramme for 1870, providing for precision shooting and time 

 shooting. The breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders shoot in 

 separate divisions. The shooting festival will occur in Octo- 

 ber. 



Ohio— Cin-:tii/Mii, 7 V,'. 12.— Tho following is the fcoro of 



mi of i he Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club, 



made in the regular weekly practice shoot to-day ; 200 yard?; 



off-hand : 



L Fonder i i 9 



i) - i Disaey -i 4 4. 



W Halt 4 i 6 4 4 



\ i ... 



a Hoehler -i 3 A. u * 



T A Baum 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 



Benson 1 4 4-14444 



M atndeltn ,w-5 t a ■> 



JosBates 4 4 4 6 4 4 3- 



T A Jones 



4 4 4-K 



4 5 4 4 5 -1—02 



5 4 4 5 3 i— 62 

 4 4 5 6 4 0-01 



4 4 D 6 4 3-Sfl 

 i ( 8—68 



5 J a 4 4 3— 68 

 5 8*64 8—58 



_ 4 4 5 4 3—57 



.4 444 4 335 4 44.388 S-S5 

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