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A. S., Windsor.— We can only suggest, that you give your clog a total 

 change of diet, and for a weeR give iter every day two capsules of tar. 



n. p. L.. Hannibal, Mo.— From your description we donbt il yonr dog 

 'b a well-bred setter and question whetber he can bo cured of his gun 



Columbus.— Will you kindly inform me In your next issue the best 

 place to buy fancy pigeons ? Ana. Address II. V. Crawford, 120 Hud- 

 son St., N. T. 



G. H. K., Hummelstown.— If a wounded bird flies to a fence out of 

 bounds ana returns thence within bounds, It may not be gathered aa a 

 dead bird. Once out, alwayB out. 



J. D.,Mllwaukee.— Please give the name of some party or parties wlio 

 own, breed, or deal in King Charles or Blenheim spaniels 1 Ans, Ho 

 person dealing in these dogs to our knowledge. 



Dog E. L., Baltimore.— E. S. Wanmafcer, of Statesville, N. C, will 

 break your dog for you for $100, or sell you a broken dog for $75. You 

 can procure a broken dog, but not a retriever, for $50. 



Whist, Hew Baveu, Conn.— Please inform me by what syBtem is 

 whist played among the leading whist clubs of the country 7 Ans. The 

 system now is to lead trumps and follow with short suit. 



Frederic, Sing Sing.— Woodruff Scientific Expedition starts May s, 

 James O. Woodruff, Director. Headquarters, St. Nicholas Hotel, New 

 York. Send to him for pamphlet and further information. 



II. M., Guilford, Conn.— My cocker spaniel bitch was in heat Nov. 21, 

 18TB. When will she be in season again ? Ans. She comes in again In 

 June or July ; the period varies from six to eight months. 



N. M. S., Brldgeton.— Can send you 14 back numbers containing 

 articles on boat building on receipt of $1.40. For sharpies see last num- 

 bers containing letters on same. For canoes address our advertisers. 



H. H., New Haven.— Will you please give me the dimensions for a 

 regulation Creedmoor target, 100 ft. range ? Ans. The N. H. A. rules 

 provide only the target witU Sin. bull's-eye for all distances at or below 

 300 yds. 



W. S., Newark, N. J.— Where can I get some of Mr. Green's barbless 

 hooka ; also where Hall &, Sons fish, lines are sold ? Ans. Fish, hooks, 

 apply to Setb Green, 15 Mortimer St., Rochester ; for lines apply to any 

 tackle shop. 



G. C. A., St. Paul, Minn.— At what price can I purchase a tine thor- 

 oughbred Irish spaniel pop— a dog— and where ? Ans. We do not 

 know of any for sale, but you might write to J. H. Whitman, Chicago, 

 who breeds them. 



t'. N. B., Newton Centre, Mass.— Where can I get a good English 

 mastiff pnppy to bring np with young ebildren, and what do they cost? 

 There are none In the market here. Ans. We doubt if you can And one 

 without advertising. 



T. T. S., Hochester, N. Y.-I want a few nice specimens of " Canada" 

 or " Spruce grouse"— dead birds for mounting. Where can I get them ? 

 Ans. Seldom seen in our markets. Might get them in Montreal,,Que- 

 bec, or St. Johns, P. Q. 



C. A. K., New York.— 1. I.have a spaniel that I wish to enter in the 

 bench Bbow in this city in April ; what are the conditions of entering ? 

 2. What is the price of your book on " Bench Show Points of Dogs I" 

 Ans. 1. The premium list, containing rules, can be bad on application 

 at this office. 2. SO cents. 



J. M. 8., Bridgeport.— Can you tell me wnere I can get a complete 

 treatise on dog breaking, the book forjudging dogs referred to in last 

 week's F. & S„ and a guide to trout and fly Ashing ; also the prices 1 

 Ans. The first and last you can And in Hallock'a "Sportsman's Gazet- 

 teer;" price $3. The price for the " Points for Judging" is 60 cents. 

 Both are sent from this office. 



N. 11. P., Chicago, 111.— In your issue of Feb. 13 1 notice that your 

 Kennel Editor lias complied from " Stonehenge's" latest edition of 

 " Dogs of the British Islands" the scaleB of points for Judging all vari- 

 etles of dogs at bench shows. If you had mentioned the price of the 

 pamphlet I should have sent it, as I would like to have one. Ans. The 

 price of the pamphlet is 50 cents. 



Inquirer, Kockwood, Canada,— 1. Can you give me a recipe for 

 waterproof pants made with socks on for wading 1 2. Also for a canvas 

 canoe. 3. Ate brass shells as good as paper for breecli-loadlug shot- 

 guns? AnB. 1. See rubber cement, " Sportsman's Gazetteer." 2. See 

 " Sportsman's Gazetteer." 3. Yes ; we would recommend them. If you 

 are going beyond reach of dealers in ammunition. 



Subscriber, Birmingham, Conn.— Please inform me as to some of the 

 Ane points which characterize a full blooded pointer, and also recom- 

 mend some book on the training and raising of pointers 1 Ans. No 

 book devoted to the training and raising of pointers. Hallock's "Sports- 

 man's Gazetteer" and the " Bench Show Points" will give you the in- 

 formation you desire. Both can be bad at this office. 



Frobt, Lynn.— I have an old model Ballard cal. 44 straight shell, so 

 grs. powder 220 grs. lead. Can I have it chambored for a 44 Winchester, 

 model 73, and have good results in shooting ? The gun shoots well, but 

 1 would like to increase the range and flatten the trajectory which I 

 think can be done by.the use of this cartridge. Please give your Judg- 

 ment in next paper. Ans. The change would not be advisable. 



T. A. 8., Macon, Mo.— For wild rice culture seeour issues of Dec. 26, 

 1878, and Jan. 30, 1879. The seed may be sown in the spring or fall. It 

 will grow in water one inch in depth and in water much deeper. Tne 

 maximum depth is not yet determined, if the seed does not sink soak 

 it until it does. Send to A. M. Valentine, Janesville, Wis., and secure 

 your supply in advance. The experiments with rice have been very 

 successful. 



Mini;, Baltimore.— 1. la there any medicine which will not injure a 

 a setter bitch that will make her go in beat ? 2. Can you tell me a cure 

 for a wart on the end of my dog's tall ? 3. Does the white on the breast 

 of a Better ruin him for a bench show? 4. What is the price of Hal- 

 look'B "Gazetteer?" Ans. 1. Tincture of cantharldes in d03esof 5 

 drops is recommended by " Dinks," but we do not approve of its use. 

 2. Remove it carefully with a knife, and touch tue place with nitrate 

 of Bilver. 3. Ko. 4. $3. 



W. H. W., Philadelphia.— A and B agree to aUoot a pigeon matcli at 

 five birds, Rhode Island rules governing. B putting a bird m trap 

 for A to Bboot at, permitted It to escape ; A killed It, but not counted 

 of course. On coming to the score a second time to shoot, he called 

 " Pull," and bis gun snapped. Upon examination it was found not to 

 be loaded. B claims it should be scored a miss ; A olalms be should 

 have another bird to shoot at. Ans. It is a lost bird for A, and be is 

 not entitled to another. 



S. Y. H., Chestnut Hill.— 1. What are the points of a thoroughbred 

 •St. Bernard, especially the color ? 2. Where can one be purchased at 

 a reasonable price near Philadelphia ? Ans. 1. The colors of St. Ber- 

 nards vary greatly ; red and white, fawn and white, brindled and 

 wnite, orange tawny, and sometimes all white. We have not space for 

 the poin«, but you will And them all in " Stonhenge's" Scale of 



Points, which will bo sent from this oilico on receipt of 



You may get a nuppy by addressing Lc Roy t. Gonitis, Lancaster, 



Mass., orBurdett Looinls, Hartford, conn. 



N. F,. w., Newark, N. J.— To make bird-lime: Bull linseed oil oi tne 

 beet quality until it becomes thick and glutinous, Should be boiled in 

 an earthen pot in the open air for two or three hours. If boiled in au 

 iron vessel it takes lire, and is useless tor this purpose. The pot must 

 also have a light fitting cover. Then set away the oil thus prepared in 

 a tin box or enp, wllhatight tlttiog cover. To use it, select dry sticks 

 eight inches long, and as thicx as a straw. Drive a stake into the 

 ground, and fasten these small sticks into it by inserting them into 

 cnts in the side. Then place a " call bird" to attract the other Mrda. 



W. J., Fort Scott, Kan.— In your next issue state where Gen. Jubal 

 A. Early lives. A and B play a game of Cassino ; there is a fonr on the 

 table and one deuce ; A plays an ace on the deuce, and builds it three ; 

 B plays an ace on the tray that A built, and calls it a four, and lays the 

 four that was on the table with the one that he built, and calls it a pair 

 of fours— all at the same time ; and when he plays next time he 'ai.es 

 it in, and B claims that it cannot be done. Ans. Gen. Early's home is 

 in Lynchburg. B can, wo think, build ou A's built up tra 

 a four, and add thereto the four spot on the table. Rules prevailing lu 

 localities, however, usually govern In this game at cards. 



,1. E. M., Lewlstown.— 1. Is it customary to crop the tails of setters, 

 if so, how ? 2. I have given my pup (nine mouths old) santonine (one 

 grain each day for three days, and 'A oz. castor oil the fourth day) 

 you recommended In a January number. As it does not seem to do 

 him any good should I give him areca nut? How much at a time, and 

 how often; and should I give him oil after taking it? Ans. i.uia 

 generally better to watt before docking a setter's tail until he has at- 

 tained his growth, then if it is too long it can be taken off to the proper 

 length. 2. Give him 2 grs. for each pound of his weight, following It in 

 four hours with the castor oil. 



H. K. J., Frankford, Pa.— Can you give me any information in regard 

 to a book called " The Trout, Fisher's Guide," by T. M'. Dansonj Pitts- 

 burg, Vs., 1850? It is noticed in T. Westwood's genera) 

 angling books, and in R. B'.akey'a " Historical Sketches of Angling 

 Literature," London, 1808, and he quotes a poem from it on the "Salmon 

 Fly," page 235. This poem F. Francis, in his book, "By Lake and 

 River," London, 1874, page 131, quotes also, and attributes it to a well- 

 known Tweedside angler. 2. Is the edition of J. Cypress, Jr.'s, works, 

 advertised in your columns, a new;one, or the edition, in two volumes, 

 of 1842, with a preface by H. W. Herbert ? Ana. 1. The book Is very 

 scarce— a great rarity. The only way to procure it would be to leave 

 an order with some dealer In New York, who might pick It up at an 

 auction sale. J. Sabin & Sons, S4 Nassau St., might And it for you. 2 d 

 We can secure a J. Cypress, Jr., edition of 1S42, for $3. The original 

 edition is very scarce. 



T. M. P., New York.— As an engineer you are probably aware that 

 action and reaction are always equal. Water being a yielding medium 

 any pressure brought to bear against it will cause the column affected 

 to flow in the direction of the pressure. The greater the pressure the 

 more rapid will be the flow. With tue screw or paddle tne Samj 10 Is 

 good. The speed with which the water Is driven astern is an exact 

 measure of the efficiency of the propeller, and is the saute for any and 

 every type of propeller that is exerting the same amount of pressure. 

 You might have known that "slip in line of the keel" referred to slip 

 sent aft, or away from the vessel, not forward, consequently your cita- 

 tion of a wheel wholly Immersed with slip in all directions and no mo- 

 tion to the vessel does not apply. You must not confound theoretical 

 slip with practical slip. The latter should more practically be called 

 "loss or power" and is due not to ttte yielding of the water, but to 

 "churning," "Motion," Ineffectiveness of the hub, etc The loss of 

 this latter kind is often lumped by practical men under the term 

 '•Blip," but is very different iu its nature from the slip we had refer- 

 ence to in our article. For authority see Scott Russell, Fronde aad 

 Loudon Engineering. Before showing such anxiety to And fault be 

 sure you have a good heal of steam, or yon may get caught on the 

 centre at the flrst turn. 



Tj. W. A., Portland.— The Seawanhaka Y. C. has legalized spinnakers, 

 and you may see them on some of the club's yachts the coming season. 

 The following will serve aa a description. The spinnaker consists cf a 

 large triangular sail of light material, and is used in going free on the 

 side opposite to the mainsail, or on the weather side, if wiud not dead 

 aft. The head is hoisted by halliards to the masthead, or to the top- 

 mast heat if a large one oe used. The sheet is trimmed down to the 

 deck at the mast, and the third clew is hauled out by an out haul travel- 

 ing on a light spar known as the spinnaker, or lower boom. This boom 

 Is shipped amidships by a goose-neck to a bind around the waste in 

 smaller vessels, but In larger ones orten to a strap in the chains. It is 

 "topped" as desired by a topping lift from masthead to eye in band near 

 end of boom, and "guyed" fore and aft by the "forward gay," leading 

 from same iron strapas topping lift to snatch-block on rail forward, or at 

 bowsprit end wheu standing bowsprits are in use, as in schooners. 

 " After guy" leads aft to the quarter, or to the waist on schooners. 

 When not in use the spinnaker boom is hauled alongside and secured, 

 or is topped " up and down" the mast. The sails are used only with 

 the wind aftor quartering, arc easdy handled, and very effective. All 

 cruising or racing cutters abroad carry them, and most seuooners have 

 spinnakers for both fore and main. We believe they will rapidly come 

 into use with us. The tack or out-haul of the spinnaker is otten carried 

 forward out to bowsprit end, when the sail, if set to leeward, will make 

 a substitute for balloon-Jib or jibwpsail. 



Bto Topmast, Buffalo.— For a racing rig of a 23ft. jib and mainsail 

 boat use the following proportions, though it. must be Sai ri 

 shifting ballast, it Is next to impossible to give any standard data, as 

 all depends upon the number of sand bags carried and the distance 

 and readiness a smart crew can "rig out." We hope to see Bhltting 

 ballast abolished before long. Tins pernicious custom ouly holds in 

 New York waters, in other places it has about been given np. Our 

 advice to Lake yachtsmen is not to fall into the fully of shifting 

 ballast and thereby destroy all value of model, making races a 

 mere question of brute jorce and foolhardiuess. The New York 

 racer of the sand-bag type will oarr; ,88 per cent, 



of water line ; boom, 125 per cent.: galf, 52 per cent, ot boom and 

 luff of jib, 160 per cent, of water line. Use Boz. duck, dtrab] 

 Cruising rig, 25 per cent, less area. See back numbers or Forest 

 and Stream for more Information. When going on a cruise, take 

 provisions according to pallate and facilities, not forgetting laxatives 

 In the way of fruit. FlshiDg gear is always useful. In boatswains 

 department, scrubbing gear, spare blocks and gear, sister books, 

 leaders, bolt canvas, needles and twine, slush, niarllngspike, seizing 

 stuff, swabs, hatchet, nails and such other material as local experi- 

 ence demands, especially relating to ground tackle. In navigator's 

 department take lead and line, deck lantern, wick and oil, side- 

 lights, anchor light, charts, spy glass, log book, binnacle, matches In 

 close metal case, life preservers, and patent log for long cruising; ; 

 also fog-horn and colors. Library according to taste, including sail- 

 ing directions, and, as a matter of course, all the lates 

 Forkst and stream, shift of clothes, long togs for the gins ashore', 

 oil skins and peajacket. Finally, we have a prior claim to your h™ 

 , ■ , . boing the " only original " B. T, 



gfo §mm of §lms. 



Notice.— Chess exchanges, communications and solutions should be 

 addressed "Chess Editor Forest and Stream, P. O. box 54, Wolcott- 

 vllle, Conn." 



Problem No. 45. 



Motto: DIHigenco Insures Success. 



White to play and give mate in three moves. 



3 I'llOliLKMS— NO. 42. 



Ctame No. 103.-DANISH GAMBIT. 



The following game, which we extract irom the NbrdUh Kkakmemle, 



apart from its intrinsic merits, is Interesting, as having been played by 



Godthaab in Greenland, and as being the flrst from that distant country 



which has appeared in print: 



White. 

 B. Sorensen. 



1-P-K4 

 3-P-Q4 

 3— P-Q B3 



4— B-Q. B4 

 5— Q B tks 1' 

 6— Kt-B3 

 7— lit -S3 

 3-Q=Ki3 

 9-B-QO (d) 



Black. 



C. J. s. 

 1— P-K4 

 2-1' Iks P 

 3— Ptks P 

 4-P tks p (a) 

 5— B-litr. c.h 

 6— Kr-Q B3 

 T-B-Q3 (b) 

 8— B-K3 (c) 

 9— Xi Kt-K2 



lu— Castles OR 10— b tks Kt 

 11— BrksB 11— BtksB(e) 



12— P tks B 12-lit-K-l 



White. 

 B. Sorensen. 



13— KR-K 13- 



14— K.t-Q4 14- _ _ 



15— P-K R4 (g) 15— P-K K4 



16— Kt-KG 16— B P t 



17 Kt lit, 17— Q-O" 



18— I'-K B4 IS— F iks 

 19— R-B 



10— KttkaKBl 



21 -lit tks Kt ch 21— K-K 



22— R-K ell 22— K-Q 



53— Q tks P 23—B-Ba 

 24— lvtr-K14 and wins (k)« 

 NOTES. 



R 



(a) Tie most prudent course here is to play 4— Kt-K B3, for If these 

 5-Kt tks P, 5— Kt-Q B3 ; 6— Kt-K B3, 6— B-KtB ; 7-F-TC5, 7-P-Q4, with 

 a good game. And if 5— P-Ks, 5— P-Q4 ; 6— B-Kt5ch, 0-B-Q2: r— B 

 tks B ch, 7— K Kt tks B ; 8— Kt or Q tks p, 8— P-i> B3, and Black has a 

 Pawn ahead with a safe game. 



(6) Mr. Sorensen justly remarks that " Kt-K B8 is here a necessary 

 link In the chain of the defence." The text move Is decidedly Inferior 



(c) Q-K2 would have been answered by Castles, but if followed by B 

 Iks Kt and Kt-K B3, it appears to us to be the correct play. 



(d) Much stronger than winning the proffered Pawn. 



(, ■■) We should have preferred Castling at once. This captnn 

 the y Kt no good square to go to, and makes him speedby a mark for 

 attack. 



(/) Weak. Castles is again, perhaps, the best move, thongh in any 

 case Black would not have an enviable position. 



(./) With the intention, apparently, of playing Hie p.Rs, and thus still 

 further cramping his adversary's movements. 



(6) White's play irom this point— and Indeed throughout the garne- 

 ts of a very superior order. 



(i) It is a question whether Kt-B4 would have been any better. 

 Black cannot prevent the opening of the B's file to the Rook. 



O) This costs a piece, but i here was no move to prevent some Iosb. 



(i) Better than B-K5. to which Black could reply by Q-B; whereas 

 if he now makes that move, there follows KI-B6 ch and q.'kis, etc — 

 Ctes Players' Chronicle. 



CURSORY JOTTINGS. 



Manhattan Chess Club— Yew Fork, Feu. 22.— Second anuual ban- 



■ • • I." :' :u , ', I-,, I : ■ ,,, ,,,. ,i ,.,,,,,. ,, 



prizes : 



Games Games 



Played. Won. Percentage. 



Chas Motile Istprize 43 35 814 



LBlooB 2d •' 4fl 3S.X 7s';» 



is Balrd 3d " 44 34 77 >.-j 



J W Baird 4tb " 41 88 75' 



The llfth pr'ze, for best game, not yet awarded. Toasts—- \; Vll 

 >,■" t B. Hel ,,-itv. President \ " ! J'i ln Day SVte Cel£ 

 urate, ' Rev. Mr. B ngl --,.!'.- - 'he Present Chess Cuamp 



Esq - Lliubeel , J. Trumbull Sml 'The Pre 



Mr. Kunkel: Allen. Ueimar, l.euii. .Mr. B:ir,J (Gra 



Mr, Mohle, tne flrat prize wina r, to matca or aemn mn. 



$25, draws to count one-hall'. Mr. Moh. 



and the match will be played within three months. 



accepted this challenge, 



— Inthe Lowenthal Problem Tourney No. 1, conducted by the HVsr- 

 minster Papers, the prize winners are: 1. Mr. 11. J. G. Andrews Luu- 

 don ; 2, J. W. Abbott, London ; 3, James Meczies, London ; be-t two- 

 mover, H. J. C. Andrews; best toree-rndver, J. W. Abbott, of London. 

 Among the competitors we notice the name of Mr. A. P. Barries, of n! 

 Y.-the only American. Two of thecoma; og aterwJ by 



ladies— Mademoiselle Clem, oi France, andSopiue Sojjelt, of Germany. 

 The foreigners, including the three above mentioned, numbered only 

 live. We have not found time to weigh the value of each set, and cun- 

 not therefore express an opinion as to the judgment of the judges aim 

 the umpire, the latter of which was called upon to decide only as to 

 the second and third prize sets. The mere fact that Loudon esi 1 

 all the prizes should not excite suspicion, or impugn tne honesty ot the 

 Judges and umpire. Had this, however, been the case in an American 

 tourney, our European friends might Have looked upon the av, , 

 ferently. Intbl.i connection we beg leave to inquire whose a 

 superior to that contributed by Mr. Lojd to the late a. C. and p. Asso- 

 ciation Tourney ? Mr. II. J. 0. Andrews Is awarder , 

 for solutions and reviews. We do not for a moment 

 this prominent and recondite critic and solver is entitled I 

 nevertheless his criticisms (If our recollection ones not mislead us) on 

 bis own problems may have influenced the Judges of the. tourney, who 

 were ignorant of the names of the competitors. 



