I 

 vocates the same course; and it seems to us this is the true 

 one. It is of our A.mi i I i be impatient, audstrive 



ii alt thingsat once, withou 

 resolutely engaging in the necessary preliminaries. But let us 

 " make haate Blowly," and surely'. Long-range shooting is 

 beautiful; there is Strong temptation for the young arSier 

 (young in archery, if not in years) to indulge in it too soon. 

 Our advice to ony one wishing to shoot well at the "York 

 Bound," and at tire shorter ranges nest August, would be 

 10 yards, thirty arrows, until a score of 

 200 can be regularly made : at 50 yards, until 175 can be 

 yards, until you can be depended on for 

 Let us hear from others on this subject. N. K. D. 

 Highland Park, III, April 10. 



New Akcuekv CuiR—Watertown, Mass., April 18.— A 

 club christened Fequosette Archers has been organized here, 

 with twenty. six ladies and gentlemen aB charter members, 

 who have adopted a constitution and by-laws, and elected of- 

 ficers as follows : President, A. 8. Browned ; Vice-President, 



E. It. Dwight ; Secretary and Treasurer, S. P. Abbott ; also 

 an executive committee. The club starts off under favorable 

 auspices, and the membership is increasing. We hope to 

 hear from other clubs in this vicinity during the season. I 

 wish to ask if the feathers of an arrow shouldn't be placed 

 so as to twist the arrow as a bullet is twisted by a rifle. The 

 arrows which I find for sale in Boston are feathered straight. 

 Has any one tried arrows rifled '! A. 13. 



The rifling of arrows we have never seen. The principal 

 of the rifle ball ought to apply to arrows. Let us hear from 

 some of our archers on this subject. 



Aroiiery— Highland Park, 111,—>1t. H. 0. Carver, Corres- 

 ponding Secretary of the National Archery Association, of- 

 fered a valuable prize to be contended for by the Highland 

 Park Archery (Jlub, Friday, April 18. Distance, 60 yards; 

 90 arrows per man ; target, 4 feet. We are not aware that 

 Mr. Gray's score has been surpassed, or equaled, in any public 

 contest in the State. Score ; 



lat SO 2d 30 3d 30 



arrows. arrows. arrows. Total. 



Hlta. Score, niia. Score. Hits. Score. Hits. Score 



W. B. D. Gray.... 25 111 21 103 22 104 OS 31S 



F. B. Green IB 50 12 56 18 8S 46 200 



O. WKyle 15 67 14 64 19 67 48 19S 



K. 11. Wen! on 16 82 16 74 11 37 43 193 



E. H. Beebe 23 13 41 13 49 35 113 



New Turk Athletic Cum.— The New York Athletic 

 Club held their opening spring handicap games at Mott Ha- 

 ven last Saturday. The trial heats of the 120 yards run 

 opened the sport. P. St. George Bissel, Manhattan A. C, 

 thirteen yards start, won the first heat in 13§s.; Joseph King, 

 New York, seven yards, walked over in the second ; 11. J. 

 Gilligan, Clinton, A. C, twelve yards, captured the third 

 in 12.'s.; B. H. Dudgeon, New York A. 0., nine yards, the 

 fourth in ISJs ; J. W\ Carter, New STc-rk A. 0., eleven yards, 

 the fifth heat; L. A. Stuart. New York, ten yards, walked 

 over in the sixth heal ■. W. G. Morse, New York A. C, cap- 

 tured the seventh heat in 13s., and T. P. Brenton, Glenwood 

 A. O., five yards, walked over in the eighth heat. First and 

 second in the first trials were allowed to run in the second tri- 

 als. After the disposition of the latter it was ascertained 

 that Bissel, Dudgeon, Stuart and Morse were qualified for the 

 final heat. Stuart won by two feet. Time, 12}s. 



In the two-mile walk, fifteen entries, T. H. JSoonen, Seven- 

 ty-first regiment, one minute allowance, who started under 

 protest, won a fine race in 17m. 3s., actual time. 



The first heat of the run of 400 yards had four starters. 

 L. H. Warren, Glenwood A. C, 18 yards, won in38^s. The 

 second heat, six competitors, A. T. Greenough, New York, 

 21 yards, won in 86Js. In the final heat Greenough won by 

 two feet in SGJs. 



The run of b'00 yards had six starters. G. II. Taylor, Co- 

 lumbia College, 21 yards, won in lm, 28s. 



Tub Sis Days' Walk. — Of the forty-one men who started 

 on the six days' tramp at Gilmore's ten* were on the track at 

 the finish. These were t Panchot, who walked 480 miles ; 

 Merritt, 475 miles ; Kro-hne, 455 miles ; O'Brien, 431 miles ; 

 Byrne, 427 miles ; Noden, 425 miles ; Brodie, Willis, Stanley 

 and Day. It will thus be seen that Merritt equaled the per- 

 formance of Ennis in the late international walk, while 

 Panchot, the winner, scored five miles more, Krohne equal- 

 ing the performance of Harriman. There are plenty of men 

 in this country who will do good work on the track ; they 

 only need some one to hire a hall and give them a chance to 

 display their leg powers. Now that pedestrianism is taking 

 its place among the recognized occupations of civilized life, 

 these geniuses, it is to be hoped, will be allowed to bloom. 



Rackets. — The championship matches, played at the New 

 York ltacket Club Cou-t, Sixth avenue and Twenty-sixth 

 street, last Saturday, after closely contested work, resulted 

 as follows : 



ftest game. 



1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. Total. 



Mr. Lvdig 15 15 16 15 61 



Mr. Dixon 10 6 18 8 42 



SliOONli Willi. 



lat. 2d. 3d. Total. 



Mr. taMontagne 15 15 15 45 



Mr. Souther 10 10 11 31 



Now Let otjb Law-givers Pass the Act.— The two 

 lazy men of one of the New York clubs made a match last 

 night, " go as you please " from Fifth Avenue Hotel to Har- 

 lem Bridge. They started promptly at 8 a. it., Mr. J. cross- 

 ing Madison Square toward Third avenue and Mr. P. up 

 Fifth avenue. Later.— The judges stationed at Harlem 

 Bridge report Mr. J. as having arrived at 8:30 and Mr. P. at 

 'J:M, both with their ulsters on. P. came up in a cab and J. 

 by the L road. 



Polo.— The Philadelphia Polo Club defeated the Interna- 

 tional Club, four games to three, at Philadelphia last Wednes- 

 day. The players were : Philadelphians— Messrs. Fitzgerald 

 i captain). Pucker, Peterson, Thomas, Adams, Mayer, Ash 

 and Sank ; Internationals— Messrs. McKee (captain), Barber, 

 Harmer, Block, Grubb, Powell, Richardson and Wagner. 



—The Staten island Cricket Club's new professional, George 

 Lane, has just arrived from England, ne is unquestionably 

 a very fine bowler, and a good all-round player. The club's 

 grounds are in excellent condition, and almost ready for play. 

 At the last meeting sixteen new members were elected, and 

 the list of members shows over 250 active, and 75 junior 

 players. Taking everything into consideration, the Island 

 Club never began a season with better prospects. The foliow- 

 .. -jeers were elected for the current year : President, Win. 

 KTebs; Vice-President, W. H. Clark; Secretary, W. H. 



12 Wall street. New York; Treasurer, Wm, Belts; 

 Board of Directors, R. B Whittemore, George S. Scoileld, 

 Jr., 1,. P. Bayard, E. W. Stevens and W. M. Donald. 



Arms vs. laaa. — In July, 1845, this match, which from its 

 novel character attracted an immense number of spectators, 

 was played on the cricket ground of the Railway Tavern at 

 Reading, Eng. The players on one side consisted of eleven, 

 with only one arm each : while on the other side each had but 

 one log— saving a wooden one. One of the umpires had lost 

 both arms, and the other had " not a leg to stand upon." A 

 referee was also selected who had neither arms nor legs I At 

 the commencement of the play the " odds " were in favor of 

 the One-arms, notwithstanding the Single-legs had many 

 backers. During the first innings, in consequence of the soft 

 nature of the ground from the late rains, no less than three 

 legs were broken ; but these were soon " set " without the aid 

 of a medical man, a neighborhood carpenter skillfully per- 

 forming the "operation." At the termination of the game 

 the score stood thus ! Single-legs, first innings, 25 ; second 

 innings, 4(i; total, 71. One-arms, first innings, 50 ; second 

 innings, 00; total, 110. Subsequently other matches of a like 

 nature have been played. F. S. 



— The sixth annual athletic meeting of the Stevens Insti- 

 tute Athletic Association will be held at, their grounds at IIo- 

 boken, May 3. The following events are now opeu for all 

 amateurs ; Dash of 100 yards and one mile walk, both handi- 

 caps. Entries close on the 28th inst. 



—The Union Athletic Club, of Boston, will hold athletic 

 games some time in the last of May. The club propose to lay 

 a track on the Boston base-ball grounds. New uniforms of 

 scarlet and gray have been adopted and the purchase of per- 

 manent athletic -grounds will probably be consummated be- 

 fore very long. 



—A ten-mile trial of speed and endurance will take place 

 at Eagle Hall, Hoboken, N. J., Saturday evening, April 20, 

 at 7:30 o'clock, under the auspices of H. K. & F. B. Thurber 

 <fc Co.'s employees. 



— Forest and Steeam, in its current issue of April 17, 

 contains a full list of all the awards to dogs in the sporting 

 classes at the late exhibition, and next week will print the 

 awards in the non-sporting classes. In its editorial comments 

 it makes some suggestions respecting future decisions and 

 qualifications of Judges which are well worth consideration. 

 This very conscientious journal has maintained its position as 

 the representative of the higher class of sportsmen ever since 

 its inception six years ago, and under its present able manage- 

 ment it will always continue to command respect and success. 

 The London Field and kindred journals abroad have never 

 hesitated to extol its merits and encourage it to keep the en- 

 viable position which it now occupies in the front rank of 

 sporting journalism in America. All its departments are 

 under special editors, and wo know not which to give most 

 credit to— its Fish Culture, Rifle, Natural History, Yachting, 

 or Chess Departments. For families it is most unexception- 

 able in character, and many of its patrons and contributors 

 arc ladies. — Commercial Advertiser, April 18. 



—The annual meeting of tee stockholders of the Forest and Stream 

 Publishing Company, for the election of a Board ot Trustees, and for 

 sucii other business iis may be introduced, will be held at the office of 

 the Company, No. Ill Fulton street, In tlie City of New York, on 

 Thursday, the EigUth day of May, 187;>, as two o'clock In tne afternoon 

 of that day. Tuaddeds O. Banks, .Secretary. 



: >w York City, April 21, 1S79. 



&nawM la ^a^respandstds. 



No Notice Taken ol Anonynsor.e CommanimuilaBB, 



E. H. H.— You may ftud sheU boat at Hoaher'a, foot! 35th St., Harlem. 



S. B., Cleveland, Ohio.— FUty pounds weight of bow means 50 pounds 

 pull. 



;;j. P. P., Boston.— The State Bureau of Immigration of Texas is located 

 at Austin. 



11". E. W., Morris, Minn.— The best dog for duck Bhootlng is a Chesa- 

 peake Bay dog. 



W. H. W.— Wild fowl shooting in New York State prohibited after 

 the first of May. 



B. D. W., Boston.— The name you desire we cannot give, nor can we 

 find the articles referred to. 



R. H., Pleasant Mount, Pa.— The interpeculmu of a flsh Is the flap 

 that covers the.gill— the cheek. 



gj, w. 1'., Chillicothe, O.— The rust preventives advertised in our 

 columns are all good and reliable. 



Subscriber, Columbus, O.— For fancy pigeons write to Chas. Heicho 

 & Bros., Chatham St., New York. 



J. P. H., Oneida, N. Y.— For animal glass eyea send to Wallace, tax- 

 idermist. North William st, New York. 



L, H. S., Saratoga, N. Y.— Wild rice is advertised in our columns. 

 We know of none for sale In New York. 



J. O. S., North LanBing, N. Y.— We publish all news about, wild 

 pigeons in onr news columns as soon as it reaches us. 



H. A., Chambly, Canada.— The Boudren hunting and fiohing lamps 

 are made by the White Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport, Conn. 



H. N. L— Write to Geo. W. Bead & Co., 800 Lewis St., New York, 

 for ahell boat material. Possibly you may get the stock in yonr neigh- 

 borhood. 



S. L. A., San Francisco.— Ib tttat " petroleum jelly" recommended as 

 being a good thing for guns 1 Is this the same article as " vaseline?' 

 Ane. Yes. 



Wm. k, II., New York.— Qreenwood Lake Is as convenient to New 

 "fork city as any fishing ground for black bass. You will find pickerel 

 in Schroon Lake. 



Canada, Pe-nu.— You will find much information of ttie Ontario 

 country in back numbers of this paper. Consult, also, "Hawick's 

 Sportsman's Gazetteer." 



Hart sparrows are not. fastidious about where they roost at 

 night, '1 tie condition ot tlie stoop In the morning would Indicate that 

 a partiality for cornices. • 



W. W. J., New York.— For good gunning and fishing next August 

 you may go with your family to any of the villages on the South Side of 

 Long Island, or to Barnegat. Kinsey's is a good place. 



A. n. . ilsco,— now and where hut i obtain the game 

 laws of the i:. S. in full? Also, tlie name of some good and cheap 

 book on sporting. Ans. Send na your real address and we wtllsupply 

 yon. 



J. L., Shawneetown, III.— One day recently while hunting I trarst my 

 gun. 1 can assign no reason for the cause. Can you? An3. No; but 

 If you take the bursted barrels to a gunsmith ho should be able to tell 

 you. 



S. T. L., Applebachsvllle, Pa.— 1. For Batty's book on trapping send 

 to Orange Judd Co., Now York. 2. The rifle is safe. 3. The best part 

 of Michigan for trapping Is the Upper Peninsula. 4. Wash your dog 

 with kerosene oil. 



J. M. W., Boston.— Can you recommend me some good book on d tick 

 decoy making, if there is such a wot k? Ans. See "Sportsmen 

 etteer" and John E. Long's " Wild Fowl Shooting." For sale by Orange 

 Judd <fc Co., 245 Broadway. 



W. L. C— For general chart from Charleston, S. C, to Jacks- 

 Fla., write to Merrill's Sons, 170 Water st., New York. Price 5j cents, 

 or $1 if included In two sections. They also have detail charts and 

 Harber charts of same coast. 



H. A . R., Weymouth.— Please send address to office. Have letter for 

 yon. Cast iron weighs .2011bs. to the cubic inch, and lead .4111bs. Di- 

 mension : 20ft. over all, 21ft. water line, Tf c. beam and 4ft. draft wil 

 make an excellent cutter. See last issue. 



DOOTOu, Tarboro, N. O.— Where can I get a book on preparing and 

 stuffing birds, and what will It cost? Ans. "Coues' Manual ot Ornl- 

 thology," JS.60; or "Maynard's Naturalist's Guide," ti. Order from 

 Orange Judd Company, 245 Broadway, New York. 



B. H., Frederick, Md.— How long before the Kennel Register will be 

 out ? t would like to have two Irish setters entered. What will be the 

 cost, and whom shall I apply to ? Ans. Kennel Register just out. To 

 be obtained only of J. W. Munson, Secretary, N. Kenuel Club. 



F. N., Lockport, N. 1.— Where can I get copies of the game laws for 

 this State for the use of the club at this place, and at what cost ? Ans. 

 For Game Laws State of New York address Senator Alfred Wagstaff, 

 Chairman Game Committee, House of Representatives, Albany, 



B., Meriden, Conn.— Where can I obtain the best book containing In- 

 formation respecting the points used iu judging dogs ? Ans. •' Stone- 

 henge's ' Dogs of the British Islands' " contains the information, but we 

 have the points for judging in pamphlet form which we oau send you 

 for 53 cents. 



Subsokibee, Buffalo.— Please inform me in next, issue what is under- 

 stood by a " Burdette" cocker. Ans. They take their name from Mr. 

 F. Burdette, Secretary of the Birmingham show, who possessed a breed. 

 of black cockers which at his death were scattered. They were very 

 handsome, and splendid workers, and won wherever shown. 



R. M. L., Scranton, Pa.— What treatment do yon recommend in case 

 of red mange, where the disease has been in existence, in a mild form, 

 for the greater part of a year ? Ans. From six to ten drops Fowler's 

 Solution of arsenic twice a day and the following preparation, applied 

 externally : suiphur S .ozs., whale oil s ozs., oil of tar }iox., ung. By- 

 drag y«oz. ; rub well in and wash off and repeat in three days. 



A. J. J.— 1. Is there any yellow fever in Florida? 2. Which is tho 

 best place to go ? 3. How much capital could a man get along with ? 

 i. How is the game ? Ans. 1. Not at present. 2. T'liat depends upon 

 what you go for. 3. That depends upon the capacity of the young man 

 and the way he proposes to use his capital. 4. In some pans of the 

 State there is abundant game of all kinds. In other parts you will find 

 hardly anything. 



J. H. B., Mt. Airy, N. C— Do you know anythingof the Baker three- 

 barrel breech-loading gun ? Are they liked by the sporting fraternity 

 for small game? What size, weight and length, etc., would you 

 recommend ? Ana. Thete is no Parker 3-barrel gun. You undoubt- 

 edly refer to the Baker 3-barrel, a cut and description cf which will be 

 found in the advertising department of Forest ano Streaji. They are 

 much liked by many sportsmen. For small game a 12-gauge 23 inch 

 barrel. 



E. S. H., Goshen, Mass.— 1. Can you tell me the price of "Sporting 

 Sketches" by Francis Francis ? 8. Have the relative merits of.eonieal 

 base vs. ordinary brass shells ever been discussed in your journal ? If 

 so, what was the general opinion ? 3. Is the ordinary brand of Dltt- 

 mar powder quick enough for snipe shooting? Ans. 1. Fifteen shil- 

 lings and sixpence. Send to the London Field, London, Eng. •>. Yes, 

 the conical base shells came out ahead, 3. See the discussion of this 

 q on which has been carried on in our columns. 



W. E. L., Cincinnati.- 1. Pleasestate whether a thoroughbred deg's 

 get will be affected af :er once lining a cur bitch ? 2. Also, whether a 

 thoroughbred bitch's get will be affected after once being lined by a 

 car dog ? 3. Please let me know which is the best book on non-sport- 

 ing dogs, especially terriers ? Ans. 1. Your question is rather obscure. 

 Do you mean, will the dog's future get be affected? if so, we answer 

 no. 2. They sometimes thiow back (if you mean the bitch and not the 

 get), but our theory ia that the influence applies more to color than to 

 characteristics, 3. " Stonehenge's ' Dogs of the British Islands.' " 



F. E. J , New York.— Can you inform me where I can obiain a copy 

 of the game laws 01 this state ! 2. What are the best trout streams in 

 Uie Adirondack s? Ans. 1. Apply to Col. Alfred Wagstaff, Chairman 

 of Committee on Game Laws, State Legislature, Albany, New York 

 2. It Is hard to answer your question categorically, Y'ou would do well 

 to refer to Wallace's " Adliondack Guide," a capital volume of some 

 400 pages, with maps and copious illustration •, glnng all the principal 

 lakes, streams, mountains, routes, distances, hotels, names of guides, 

 and all manner of Instructions. Price $ 1.73. We can famish it. 



W. Is. R., St. Joseph, Mich.— 1. Is there arc any kind of spring grab 

 hook that, will take flsh by the tail when they strike the fly or bait lu 

 throw it into their moutn? 2. In yonr number of March 41 ''Mon- 

 mouth" In describing game of the "Cceur D'Alene" county mentions 

 among other game '-'Capercailzie," or cock of the mountains. Is it the 

 same bird of that name in Norway and Sweden? I am pretty well 

 posted in ornithology, but I was not aware of auy Capercailzie on the 

 American continent. la it a fact? Ans. 1. See barbiese hook adver- 

 tised by Anl & Co., Bloomsbtirg, Pa. 2. " Monmouth" probably refers 

 to the blue grouse canace obseura 



W. C. A., Phila.— Is Labrador a good place to collect specimeus of 

 sea birds in the months of July and August ? Also what way is there 

 to get tiiere ? 1 think there were one or two large pleasure partiea up 

 there last summer. Do you know ol any t his year that I could Join ? 

 Ans. Prof. Coues has collected 163 varieties of land and aea birds in 

 Labrador. See his mouograp'i to Philadelphia Academy of Science, 

 IS6L You can collect best in mouths of July and August, thoufh there 

 three months of summer. Yon can reach Labrador by an oc- 

 casional trading vessel from Canada early in June. Expeditious are 

 often made and previously advertised. Address Prof. Charles Lin 

 Academy of Sciences, Buffalo, N. X., for probable cbaui 

 summer. 



