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tion. A few days later I gave the new powder another trial, 

 taking mure can; in loading the shells, but still could not ob- 

 tain the results claimed for it by the maker. I found it, clean, 

 very little recoil and no smoke to speak of, but it did not seem 

 to have the strength required. 1 wrote direct to Carl Ditt- 

 ni. ii about it, telling him about my want of success and asking 

 if he could explain.' In his reply he stated that perhaps I did 

 not load my shells properly and sent mo directions how to 

 load with it, and also pent me some more of his powder that 

 17 is a little quicker. This 1 also tried, loading rny shells as 

 directed, and With such success that ] have siDce then used no 

 other make. I will say this, however : that with all the owe 

 possible in loading 1 never have obtained quite the same, 

 amount of penetration with the Dittmar as with Curtis &. 

 Harvey's, measure for measure ; but by using £ drachm more 

 of Dittmar I can obtain just as good results without the incon- 

 venience of recoil, and with the greater advantage of having 

 no smoke to interfere with the sighting of my second barrel- 

 It also has the further advantage of nut foaling the gua like 

 the black powder. I am very fond of shooting, but caunoL 

 get away from business very often, and therefore enjoy the 

 few days when 1 do go probably more thoroughly than if 1 

 could spend all the time I should like to. When preparing 

 for any of my little expeditions (duck shooting principally) I 

 always load and take with me more shells than I use, so that 

 a good many of them remain over from time to time. 

 In October, 1877, 1 made preparations for a trip to 

 the Sorel Islands, some fifty miles below this city on the St. 

 Lawrence, but was unfortunately prevented from carrying 

 out my intentions. I therefore packed up my loaded shells 

 in a tin box where I keep them, and there they remained until 

 Sept. last On the 27th of August I received an invitation 

 from my friend, Mr. Whitcher," of Ottawa City, to join him 

 for a week's duck shooting on the 1st of Sept. (opening day), 

 which I accepted, and spent one of the most delightful weeks 

 that it has ever been my good fortune to enjoy. I took with 

 me and used the loaded shells that I had prepared, some of 

 them having been loaded with Dittmar powder for over twelve 

 months. These I used the first two or three days, bringing 

 down some ducks at very long distances, and when I came to 

 use the shells loaded only a few days previously I could not 

 see that there was any difference in the shooting qualities. 



My friend W. was so pleased with what he saw of the 

 qualities ut.the Dittmar powder that he asked me to get him 

 some, and I sent Mm half a dozen pound canisters. Last 

 month while in Ottawa City I saw Mr. W., and asked him 

 how he was pleased with the Dittmar 1 sent him. He replied 

 that, he had done some very good shooting with it, but that it 

 did not seem to be uniform ; some of the charges seeming to 

 have less power than others. I found on inquiry that he had 

 not loaded the shells himself, but had allowed some one else 

 to do it for him, and the party never having seen any of that 

 kind of powder before probably did not load the shells proper- 

 ly. I explained how I loaded with the Dittmar, and Hunk 

 the. next time he tries it he will be better :atisfied. 1 had a 

 few days' duck shooting in the early part of November, and 

 •was out in some of the most disagreeable kinds of weather, 

 cold, rainy and windy, with sleet, and snow, and my shells 

 would sometimes be so damp that I could not force them into 

 my uun; but iu the evening on returning to the house would 

 dry them and rut) a little grease over the outside and use them 

 iKxt, day without lindmg their efficacy irjured in ;:ny way 

 I think the suagestion ot your correspondent, " Beggar," rel- 

 ative to rendering paper shells impervious to dampness, is a 

 very eoud one, and 1 shall give it a trial this next fall. 

 3 Wood Duok. 



Another Montreal correspondent says ; 



Having for two years past made many experiments in the 

 use of Dittmar's, Schultz's and black powder, my experience 

 may help some of your numerous readers to form an opinion. 

 Two years ago Mr. Dittmar paid a visit to Montreal and 

 called upon several of our leading sports i en to test the merits 

 of his powder. The result of these experiments shortly 

 afterward appeared in the Forest and Stbbam and Rod 

 and &US- It was our opinion at that time that Dittmar's 

 was not quite as strong powder as Cuius & Harvey's, but it 

 evidently possessed the advantage of being much cleaner, be- 

 sides producing less smoke and recoil, ihe penetration was 

 better with black powder, but the pattern favored Dittmar s. 

 Had it been less expensive it would probably have been favor- 

 ably received. However, some few, myself included, con- 

 tinue to use it to this day. The only fault I can find is that 

 it t ecoines comparatively worthless if exposed to the air any 

 leufith Of time. If kept" in air-tight, cans or in made-up carl- 

 ridees my experience is that it will do as good service as any 

 black 'powder 1 shall always use it in my first barrel, and I 

 believe I can bag more game than by the use of black powder 

 onlv One of your correspondents says: "After using two 

 hundred shells the inside of my barrels was very much spot- 

 ted " Any gun will become spotted after such use, m spile 

 of the best of care. I use two different guns, both of excel- 

 lent makers. I have shot each at least live hundred times with 

 Dittniar's powder, and the barrels are as free from spots as 

 can be expected after two years' use. 



I fully ugree with your editorial that "it has many decided 

 advantages over black powder, but it has not yet superseded 

 black powder " and I will add that it is an invaluable addi- 

 tion. Roxa:l 1L 



A western New York shooter says : 



I have read all the articles on Dittmar powder, and will 

 oive you my experience. The first time I saw it used was in 

 Syracuse at the Sportsmen's State Convention by A. H. Bo- 

 eardus in Weiting Opera House, and I noticed that the sound 

 of the reports varied a great deal, although the same charges 

 were used. Last spring I procured some. My gun weighs 

 81bs loz 10-gauge. I used SJdrs., but found while I got 

 good pattern 1 did not get good penetration. Rammed the 

 DOWder a little harder and got better penetration; and! would 

 like to ask, How can any one get penetration without recoil? 

 Don't it take iust so much force to give the ljoz. shot, the 

 same penetration whether you use Dittmar, black or any 

 other powder ? I never have been able to get as good pene- 

 tration with the Dittmar as with the black ; neither have I 

 had so much recoil with the Dittmar as with the black. Per- 

 haps had the Dittmar been sufficiently rammed, should have 

 eot both penetration and recoil. But just here comes the 

 trouble— viz., how much to ram the chargo, for my gun is a 

 fine one and don't care to spoil it or maim myself lor file. 

 Up to the time of my using the Dittmar, the bolts, etc., were 

 as bright as the day they came from the factory, but after 

 using B the Dittmar a few times they all began to look red, re- 

 sembling rust, and it could not be removed until I took flour 

 of emery and used some time and labor on them. This red 

 appearance, I know, came from using the Dittmar powder, 

 for my gun was not out in the rain, and is taken care of the 



first thing after the day's sport. I used it all during wood- 

 cock B&ooting, and honesty compels me to say that I never 

 used any powder that was half so pleasant, (but a woodcock is 

 not a hard bird to kill, providing one holds the gun straight), 

 for I could always shoot the second barrel, as there was no 

 smoke to bother, and then always had the pleasure of seeing 

 the bird, when hit, turn over and fall to the ground. But 

 when it, came to grouse shooting, found that I did not kill my 

 birds cleauly, and had to go back to the black, which, per- 

 haps, would not have been necessary bad i know n how much 

 of a charge or how hard to ram Ihe. charges without hurting 

 my gun. Noticed the same thing iu using and seeing it used 

 —viz., that the reports varied a great deal with same charges, 

 and am positive that no one ever look more, pains in loading 

 shells, as the directions were followed to the letter. 



Hammeki.ess. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



New York— U/n anise, March 6.— Match at snow birds: 

 Mr Brown. ..1 1 1 1 1 1 u 1—7 E Dodder.. ..0 1 1 1 1 l On 1-6 

 F I), ulsnn.. .1 | tl 1 T J 01 0-6 1> U-fevei-... I 1 1 1 1 ] n a n i-i 

 UGoetterl I I) lull 1—5 ParKer.. ..1 1 1 1 1 1— 6 

 G-o Luther.. l linion o-s W Brettle,...l 1 1 l 1 o l t 0-7 

 T eirec-iumy.il HI 10 111 (1—5 



Brown, fjsfever and Pretiie divided second. 



Match at pigeons : 



WFajre 1 1 on 1—3 Geo Luther 10 1—2 



n eoeltert i n o i i_ a w PretUe o l o i 1—8 



THreemvaj 1 1 o 0— '2 D Ce fever ...1110 0—8 



FlVuiaon 11111—5 C Parker I I i 10—4 



E Loiler 1 1-2 



The ties divided. 



Franklin. March 5.— Regular shoot of the Oaleont Sportsman'B Club 

 lor thego'U badge; Bogardus trap and rules: 



Frans myalls 1 1 i 1 1 l 1 1 l 1— 10 



IaaacBuell i l l i l i l l i l— io 



James "Rutherford 1 lllioilll— v 



Walter Rutherford 11110 1111 ( — ft 



PHBama l l l l i i n i o 1— g 



RobtSmtth I liioilil c— S 



LAIHIne 1 110 1 1 1 1 1— 8 



DBartlett i 1 1 I 1 1 1—7 



W Hamilton 1 11110 1 1—7 



Cnas Waruc-r 1 10 1 11 0—5 



Ties on ten. 



Frank Iugalls 1 1 1 1 l-n Isaac Buell 1 1110-4 



D. P. S. 



Fountain Gun Club.— Seventeen competitors appeared at the 

 hoot of the club at the Brooklyn Driving Park, Marcli 6. 

 The a i:, ..ere eood and the shooting as a whole excellent. Mr. 

 HOWtJl carried oil trie medal by killing 6 out of 7; Messrs. W. K. 

 Hunter, it J, Kearney, J. T. Slane and Lemkun each killed 5; J. 

 Unfiling, It. Miner, C_.Ahenhoven, J. White, Cirann anil Williams 

 killed i out or 7: Fotliemusanil t-'iske killed 3 each ; Durfoe, Carlin, 

 Sherdan and Weaver killed -2 each. 



I'AiasjDi: vs. Jersey City Heights. The return match between 

 the lal-ade and Jersey City Heights gun clubs took place on the 

 grounds of 'he laner ai West End, N. J., on Saturday last, and proved 

 a veo ems" and exciting contest. From the score it will be seen come 

 very remarkable cut, s noting was done. The match was i en men 

 each club, twel in man, from three Bogardus traps ten yards 



apart, the particular t:ap nulled dependlug upon a die thrown by the 

 puiler three yar is iu rear of shooter, after the shooter had reachei 

 tae score Tie: balls were of amber color, very even in weight aud 

 tb.ick.uess; a pick. ill lot by Joe Nichols, the gentlemanly superintend- 

 ent of the Bohemian Glass Woiks, 414 Pearl street. 1 he day was tine 

 and the audience J.uge, ami uf eour.-e euihu.-lastic, the ooinion several 

 times expressed mi the grounds that there are but a'few brace of 

 clubs mat wilt exceed the score the present season. Though the 

 Heights' boys won, yet live o.i la in 400 is not a very largo margin to 

 exhilarate over, aid they are unanimous in the expression of the fact 

 that they met loversarteu '■ worthy of their steel " (no pun intended). 

 The i Hewing is ihe score : 



Jersey City freights. 



Heritage 1 111111111111111 0—16 



Leroy „0 lOllllOlllllollllOl 0—18 



Buulett 1 11 llllllllllllllll 1—20 



Zellner 1 0111 11 11 1101101110 0-15 



Harps.m 1 1 1 11 10j 1 11 111 111) I 1 1—18 



Heddoo i i l i i l i l t i l l i i l i i i i 1—20 



Coles i liiioiiiiooiiiiiii i— K 



(Juuiiulns 1 001100111010111011 1— IS 



Hughes 1 I 1 1 1 o 1 1 1 1 1 1 (I 1 1 1 1 1-10 



Eaten - tin ill liuioi in i ii— m— 167 



Average, 16 T-iotlis. 



Palisade. 



ColliDB 101100011111111111 1— IS 



O Hess 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—17 



LPaimer 1 tin onomi llioull 1— 14 



Dr Talsou 1111111110111 11111" I r 



B 9 Payne 1 l 1 1 1 t 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 u— 14 



CoiliiU 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— is 



A Anderson... 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 I Is 



H vouLengerke 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I (J 10 



J von Leogerke... ....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 i i 1 i I D i i-n> 



w Payne t u i o i l o i i i i o i i i o l 1 o l— 14— i«a 







Kc 



KBMDOKr— Stan-ford, Marchi.— The State match between Tennessee 

 and Renin, kr, to be sain, tiiis vear, Is pronounced "a go." Fifteen 

 bestlrom eacii Suite win shoot three matches at, twenty birds eftoa— 

 leu slagie, leu double— the tlrsl io be shot at Luiisvllle on May 17. ihe 

 weak preceding spring lacea. Second match will tie at rextigion 

 during tUe summer, ana the tlual muter, wil be at. Nashville during the 

 Held trials. Both States have many cne k shuts, uml a lively inierr.il, 

 is nalU-'Slly exhibited by our numerous sportsmen in their discus.- ions 

 Of possibilities. May we all live to enjoy the sport. Kemcckun. 



Michigan— Howell, March 7.— Regular weekly snoot; gla*s ball*: 

 Card's unary trap, Bogardus rules, faille's balls ; weather cold and 

 cloudy, with light, breeze ; club shoot for a revolver : 



Rumsey... .1 1 1 1 1 1 1— 7 EFlslier 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 1 1 l— 



Jeweit 1 11111111 l—lo Mulnken n 1 l I 1 



Angel ... 1 1 1 1 11 1 0- a Beach 1 10 111 I 1 1— s 



Kuoeit l t 111 Oil 1 f— 8 Wiilielm... .10 111111] 1—5 



J Fisher. ...1 1 I I) 1 I 10 11—8 



Much for 100 pounds of chilled Bitot ; U. D. Wilber and R. 1J. Kuh- 



aey against M. F. Mulbkea and c. CJ. Jewett at twenty single risea 



eacli, Card's rotary trap, and teu double naea each, from two of I 



pattern Bogardu. traps uve yjrds apart: IS yaula rke : 



Single rise. 



UD Wiloer 1 1 U 1 It 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J t — l T 



lill Ramsey 1 10111110 1111111010 1—16—33 



Mullil.eu 1 1 1 1 1 1 I t ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— IS 



Jewett 111111111111111111 1—19—37 



Double rise. 



Wilb-r (iu 11 00 io to Hi io 10 11 11—11 



Rumsey 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 00-17—28 



Mull. ken 10 It II 11 11 10 11 11 It 11—18 



Jewett n 01 10 11 01 111 u nl 11 11—15—33 



Mulllken ami .I. wett con with a total of 70 to CI. Gafojar. 



WlSOONSlS— Jtomboo, J/n/./i B.— Score at glass balls; Bogardus nap 

 and rules : 



Brewer 11101111110 11 1—12 



Karliiek 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-11 



Elliott l i l e n l l o l (i o l 1 1 1—11 



WMstanee o OlOOiooillllil— 9 



Warren l 10100100 011111— II 



Davis 1110 10 10 10 Kd.II. 



Ohio— Cinciwiali, Feb. 23.— Match at. glass bails on Clifton Heights 

 Bogur ins traps screened, IB yards rise ; weather very windy ami uu- 

 lavorablo for good sUootLOg ■ 



AHeeochberg 1 llllllllllioiollil 1— IB 



Fey 1111111000111111 1 a 1— IS 



J L.mbtrg 1 1 1 1 1 o i u i i o ii 1 I) 1-10 



_E FeV 1 I! tl 1 110 1 1 ii 1 1 ii- 8 



WUbberty II i 1 o o o o o o u 1 1 0— a 



EBe.rger 0000000010000000 0—1 



A sweepstake maton was won by Limberg, O. 



$*» and 



FISH IN SEASON IN MARCH. 



SlinTHERN WATERS. 



Pompaiio, Tru.hiiwln Kmrolinu-8 Grouper, EpiiiephelpvsnlirrUiu. 

 Drum (two species). Family ,sciw- Trout (Mack bass), Centrorpriatia 



Kingnsh, Mentieii i u« 

 Sea Bass. .Scianops m.eL 

 Sbcepshead, Arckowo, 



c.ephalux. 

 Snapper, Lutjanua Uack/urdii. 



atrari 



iliu.us. Stilpetl Bass, or Roekltsii, 



tinealvs. 

 jirohatti- Tailorflsh, Fomatxmvui mltatrtse. 



Black Baas, tlicrovter it* "almoide* 

 31. pallMn*. 



Fish ra M.vexet.— fiia-,ue riuoxs.- Bass, 25 oents ; smelts, 10 

 to 18 ; blue fisn, 12>^ ; oaliuoe. 35 ; abaci, per pound, 20 ; whits 

 perch, 15 ; green turtle, 15 ; frost fish, 8; halibut, 15; haddock, 8; 

 codfish, 6 ; herring, 5 -, flounders, 8 ; eels, 18 ; lobBtera, 10 ; 

 scallops, per quart, 25 ; soft clams, per 100, 30 to 75 ; white 

 tieli, IS : pickerel, 15 ; salmon trout, 15; Hack bass, 18; red snap- 

 per, 10 ; smoked haddock, 12^4 i smoked Jealmou, 15 : dry cod, 

 7 i hard crabs, §2,50. 



Lake Bcpkbiob.— We are pleased and somewhat surprised 

 to learn that Sam Fifield, Esq., of the Ashland Prm, has 

 leased the Chequomegon Hotel at Ashland, Wisconsin, on the 

 shore of Lake Superior, for a term of years from the Wiscon- 

 sin Central K. R. Company. An addition to house and 

 grounds will be completed hefore the next ecason opens, and 

 several modern improvements are in contemplation. Eugene 

 Prince, Esq., of the American Express Company, is to have 

 charge of the yachts, boats, guides, etc. Under the new man- 

 agement the prospects of a neneficient season are even more 

 favorable than they have ever been. 



* New Hamfshibb — Nashua, March 6. — Pickerel fishing has 

 been unusually good this winter. Several big strings have 

 been brought in lately ; the heaviest was caught in Heed's 

 Pond ; weight, six pounds. The club placed in Rocky Pond, 

 May, 1877, 3,000 land-locked salmon. One was taken this 

 winter that weighed lib. You see they don't grow as rapidly 

 as in Michigan. Webb. 



Movements of the Fishing Fleet. — The herring fleet 

 are about all is. The number of arrivals reported the past 

 week has been 2 from Fortune Pay and 5 lrom New Bruns- 

 wick with moderate cargoes. Ten Bank arrivals (4 via Bos- 

 ton) have been reported since our last issue. The fleet report 

 the gale less severe and disastrous upon Grand Bank than 

 upon Georges, the weather has been unsettled the past 

 month and unfavorable for fishing. The schooner Thresher 

 reports rough weather, and that at one time she was unable to 

 make a set for thirteen days. The fleet have averaged good 

 fares, the Spes Tarr being high line with about 7'5,0001bs., 

 which were sold to arrive at four cents per pound. Pome 

 receipts for the week, 300,0001bs. The Georges fleet continue 

 to come along, with more or less damage in the late blow. 

 Sixteen arrivals have been reported, with 300,0001bs. codfish 

 and 15,0001bs. halibut. Whole number of fishing arrivals for 

 the week, 33. — Cape Ann Advertiser, Marchi. 



Connecticut. — A Brookfleld Centre correspondent writes 

 that excellent bass and other fishing can be had there in the 

 Housatonic. Good accommodations will be found at the 

 Goodaell House. 



Kentucky— Stamford, March 3. — A few of the boys have 

 thrown in dough balls to attract the suckers to a convenient 

 landing, and many nice strings have been taken. Pete Hamp. 

 Ion couldn't withstand the allurements of the first south wind 

 last month, and a string of delicious half-pound newliglits, or 

 croppies, rewarded his enterprise und defiance of "muddy- 

 banks and ''chilling blasts." Kentuokian. 



Tennessee— AiM/itiVfe, March 5. — A few gentlemen went 

 to Mill Creek last Monday and took several bass. This ia 

 unusually early in the season, but if the weather continues 

 fine a few days longer numbers of our enthusiastic anglers 

 will be off. J. D. H. 



Sole Agents.— Messrs. Abbey & Itnbrie, of 48 Maiden 

 Lane, inform us that they have become sole manufacturers 

 and agents lot the following patented articles ; 



The Holt Fly book— They are now making them. They 

 will be ready in about four weeks. When they are ready for 

 sale they will be advertised in this paper. 



The Gregg Rubber Worm. — These can be had at $1.25 per 

 dozen. Discount to the trade. 



The Hyde Fly Clip-— They have purchased from Messrs, 

 Brainherd, Steele & Co. the sole, and exclusive right to sell 

 this well-known and useful article. Hereafter they will wake 

 only one quality— viz., the first— such as they use in their 

 "South-Side ''Fly-book. 



* Tub Momadbook and Lake Winnbpiseogbe Tkout. — YVe 

 are pleased to receive the following notes from Fish Commis- 

 sioner Webber, of New Hampshire. We think he makes a 

 good point as to the Monadnock Lake trout. Most certainly 

 all the evidence shows that they are wholly unlike the trout 

 of Winnepiscogee ; that they are not lake trout but 8. fonti- 

 nalis. We wish wc were quite as sure as to the Winuepiseogee 

 trout uot being a distinct variety. The investigation of com- 

 petent naturalists has certainly not resulted in perfect har- 

 mony ou that point. The difference in markings and the dif- 

 ference in habits would not of themselves, of course, deter- 

 mine the question. If Commissioner Webber will compare 

 the structure Of the Winuepiseogee fish with others of the 

 family conjlnte, it will be early settled : 



j Manchester, N. H., March 2, 1879. 



Me. Eoitoe— I note what you say in regard to the Monad- 

 nock and Winuepiseogee trout, and remain unconviuced, 

 my good friend, Prof. Baird, to the contrary notwithstand- 

 ing. In the same report of the U. S. Fish Commission to 

 which you refer is printed "Suckley's" monograph of the 

 salmon family, which 1 think Prof. Jordan sets aside entirely, 

 though I have only seen the quotation from his book in a 

 weekly paper. I have seen such great Aliffereuce in color, 

 shape and general appearance in Salnu) fanUnalis from two 

 different brooks in which I have fished the same day, and 

 even caught from different parts of the same brook, that I can 

 find no cause for making a distinct species of lake trout, for 



