122 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Sgprtsmeti's $oois. 



Card's Patent Rotating Class 

 Ball Trap. 



Throws In EVERY POSSIBLE DIRECTION, or 

 tan be made to throw In any desired direction by 

 turning thumb-screw. 



iU METAT., WORKING PARTS WEIiL 

 FITTED. [SEND FOE CIRCULAR.] 



WILL. H. CRUTTENDEN 



GENERAL AGENT, 



Cazenovia, N. Y. 



Alford's Practice Target. 



PDRDY'S PATSNT, DEC. 1878. 

 SNAPSHOOTING MADE EA8Y. 



This target Is designed to give those who wish to 

 become good snap shots, with either rine or shot- 

 gun, an opportunity for practice which cannot be 

 surpassed in quality or equaled In cheapness by any 

 other method ; every vai lety of movement desirable 

 Is obtained, and at a speed suited to the capacity of 

 the person shooting. Its low price puts It within the 

 reach of every one, and the first cost, Bmall as It is, is 

 the only expense necessary to lucur In Its use. The 

 cords shown In the ann' xed engravings are designed 

 to reach back of the person shooting and be operated 

 without his direction. The great variety of positions 

 which the target can be ma<'e to assume can be seen 

 at a glance. An expert oi this target Is an expert 

 on any kind of shooting. 



PuICE $2 50. 



A. ALFORD, 383 Broadway, 

 P. O. Box 3,994. New Yoek. 



Remington Gun , Rifles, Pistols, Amuiunl 

 lion, etc. 



TOE TRAP BUO0T1NG WITH GLASS BALLS 



C3K 



THE HUBER TRAP, 



WITH IMPROVED SPRING. 

 For sale by all dealerB in sporting goods, or at 

 the manufacturers, 



HUBER & CO., 

 Cor. Paterson and Fulton st , 

 maris Paterson, N.J. 



^xcffting {JHfaods. 



WHITLOCK, SLOVER & CO. 



67 SOUTH STREET, NEW YORK. 



Yacht Supplies. 



Manilla rope, cotton rope, tarred rope all sizes, 

 nsala.bolt rope, manllla bolt rope, wire rope, blocks, 

 tints, oils, etc. 



CABIN STORES. 



jew-ly 



THE "SHARPIE" YACHT. 



This style of boat Is especially suitable for 

 YACHTING, PISHING AND BUNTING. Is fully 

 as fast, seaworthy and weatherly as the round- 

 bottom boat ; draws but a few inches of water, and 

 can be built at short notice for much less than 

 yachts or boats of other types. Shipped to all 

 ports of the country. 



Full sets of working drawings sent to distant cor- 

 respondents at reasonable rates. Also swift light- 

 draft steam yachts built on the same principle at 

 low price. Address 



THOS. OLAPHAM, Roslyn, L. I. 



V><* 



6? 



sia tes Cartridge^ 



LOWELL, MASS., 



MANTTFACTOTEBB OP THB 



BRASS, SOLID HEAD, CENTRAL FIRE, RELOADING SHELLS, 

 AND CAR TRID CES. 



Adapted to all military and sporting rifles and pistole, and in use by the ARMY AND NAVY OF THE 

 UNITED STATES and several Foreign Governments. Rlm-tlre ammunition of all kinds. Special 

 attention given to the manufacture of 



Cartridges for Target Practice- 



Send (or Illustrated Catalogue. 



PURE TIN-COATED & BURNISHED 

 DROP AN D BUC K SHOT. 



AMERICAN STANDABD-EA GLEBBAND. 



CAPTAIN (WBAKDUs ON TIN-COATED SHOT. 



EWTOB FOREST AND Stream : New YORK, Jan. 13. 1879. 



Having been asked by many of your readers as to the merits of TIN-COATED SOFT SHOT, I deeir 

 to say that I consider It the best shot I have ever used. I have given it a very severe test, having shot mi» 

 6,000 ball match, Jan. 8 and 9 with it. in that match I used wo sets o' double barrels, one of 10 and thy 

 other 12-bore, and each single barrel wa« discharged 1,500 times without being once cleaned. The inne R 

 surface of the barrels is bright and free from scratches, although in shooting I used them until the 

 became so hot that they would not bear handling. I cannot imagine any case ol ordinary use which could 



THE LEROY SHOT AND LEAD M'F'C CO., NEW YORK. 



T A T H A M 



& B R O T H E R S 



NEW YORK. 



feM01»SH0T.£! 



MANOFACTrjRKRB Of 



BLUE LABEL, 



"CHILLED" 

 SHOT 



RED LABEL. 



Compressed Buck Shot. 



FIRST PREMIUM, CKNTENNIAL EXHIBITION— REPORT.—" Exact uniformity of size 

 tr nly spherical form, high degree of finish and generalexcellence." 



Dittmar FoTKrdex* 



THE CHAMPION POWDER 



OF THE WORLD. 



NO SMOKE-N O DIRT- LESS RECOIL 



stboro aiid safe 



SUPEBIOR IN EVEEY RESPECT TO BLACK POWDER 



6,OI3 SHOT* WITHOUT WIPING IS A SHOT-GUN. 



rt.imSS'fJS .?° 8 ™' u h gr ? t Ie ?H °\ b ™ Ma Z ?.° °,° B IaBB ball s "as proved lhat the powder Is all that is 

 S i m =w f0 rnf' ? t """'•V without beln 8 wiped, were as clean at the end of the match as after the 

 first shot The fact of the firing of so many shots in succession, and that the Captain has used about 

 W^^OwTv^fx^lFA.™ yeH ta ° De 8 Dn . 6 " ws, without a doubt, that the 

 The rifle powder is also without a rival. The standing challenge to test this powder against anv 

 other has never been accepted. Many riflemen throughout the country have been successful with the 

 powder, as, for Instance, Mr. E. B. Souther, of the Massachusetts Rifle Association, won last year two 

 fowm™ tW ° B " Ver medaJe ' two revol ve rs . and four other prizes In using the DITTMAR RIFLE 



POWDER. 



Greater facilities and greater demand have enabled us to reduce the price of the powder conalder- 

 ± ly M^? *? e fact „ t , l!at ' Le Governm.ut Armory at SprlngUeld is masing now all kinds ol 'testing 

 machinery for us will enable us to produce always a uniform, and in every way reliable, article. 



TRY OUR NEW WATERPROOF SHOT-GUN AMMUNITION. Cheap, and warranted to give satts- 

 m u° it I1 o eVery d r6 t PeCt i Amnwnltl011 m « allet y ri«e practice always on hand, and all kinds of rifle 



SEND FOB CIRCULARS AND PRICK LIST*. 



DITTMAR POWDER CO., Binghamton, N. T. 



FOSS BROS. & CO. 



(Successors to F. J. ABBEY & CO.), 



MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN 



Cuns, Rifles, Pistols and Fishing Tackle, 

 < SOUTH CLARK STREET, 



CHICAGO. 



i/fiPV BILLIARD BALLS. 

 IVUnI BAIJATKLLR BALLS. 



FARO ifc POKEB CHECKS. 



TEN PIN BALLS AND TEN PINS. 



0RC M E A R iL Br fP. GR0TE & CO., 



ATTENDED 1 TURNEKS AND DEALERS, 



gaclftmg §oods. 



WM. BIS iOP'S 



Patent " Combination " Yacht 



Pump Water Closet. 



FOR U8E BELOW OR ABOVE WATER-LINE. 



For Above or Below Water Line. 

 NO TANK NEEDED. 



ALFRED B. SANDS 



Plumber, Steam Fitter and Coppersmith, 

 febfi 6m 126 Beekman St., New York. 



RUSHTON'S 



HUNTING & PLEASURE BOATS 



AND CANOES, 



The L1GHTE8T sporting boat In the world. 

 Weight, 26 pounds and upward. The smallest size 

 #111 carry two persons. Cedar siding, oak Keel, 

 ?(Cm (do not fold up). CANOES, open or decxed, 

 •"Sight 86 pounds to 60 lba. Send m.i.p for 

 I .nitrated Circular. J. E. RUSHTON, Manufac- 

 *orer, Canton, St. Lawrence County, N. T. 



ALONZO E. SMITH, 



YACHT BUILDER. 

 ISLIP, L. I. 



Builder of yachts Comet, Nlantlc, Sagttta, Onward;. 

 Windward, and many others. Vessels aauled out, 

 and repairs and altera ions executed at low rates. 

 Several flue yachts for sale cheap. 



Models and Specifications furnished at 

 moderate rates. 



T. DESMOND, 



YACHT de BOAT BUILDER* 



37 PECK SLIP, NEW YORK. 

 Cabin YachtB, steam Launches, OpeD Yachta and; 

 Sailboats of every description for racing or cruising 

 at lowest rates. Also, Row Boats, Sheila and Club 

 Boats. Boats and yachta for export a specialty. 

 Oars and sculls of all kinds. 



CEORCE ROAHR 



BOAT BUILDER, 



FOOT OF I35TH ST., HARLEM. N. V. 



Builder of single and double-scull shells, pair, feur 

 and elght-oared shells ; barges, gigs and eiub boala. 

 of all kinds. Flue oars and sculls. Fine boats al* 

 ways on hand. Orders executed upon short notice 

 at lowest rates. Shadow and EmtUw canoes a 

 specially. Accommodations for boats and oa'smen 

 Jan 30 ly 



THE COMING BOAT. 



The light draught "sharpie built" boat is precisely 

 the thing for shooting, lishing and pleasure sailing 

 and for speed, safety and comfort la uot excelled. 



Send for circular. D. O. TWITCHELL, 10 Arthar 

 street, New Haven, Conn, janSC 



J. J. DRISCOLL 



Yaeht Builder, 



Cor. Franklin and Clay streets, Greenpoint, L. 1, 

 Yachte and boats of all descriptions constantly on 

 hand and built to order at lowest marl 

 Alterations and repairs promptly attended to. 

 Prioes and speclllcatlODS furnished. 



SAMUEL HOLMES" 



120 & 122 Fjbont Street, New York. 

 Designer of Fast Steam Yachts. Plans andspecl- 

 flcatlons prepared at reasonable rates Builder of 

 fast iron steam yachts Continental, FirelUt, Mineolu 

 etc. Iron steam yacht for sale, 57 teet long, mari 



ATTENDED . 

 TO. t 



1 1 4 E, l«u ST„ TTEW YORK 



Magic lanterns and Stereoutieaus. 



E<fc H. T. ANTHONY 4 CO., 691 Broadway 

 • N. Y., opposite Metropolitan. Stereoacopet 

 and Views; Graphoscopes, Chromos and Frames ■ 

 Albums, Photographs of Celebrities, Phonographic 

 Transparencies, Convex Glass, PhotcwraDhio Ma- 

 terials. Awarded First Premium a\ Viiana and 

 Philadelphia, dee* 



