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FOREST AJND STREAM. 



Who Did It?— Oknelanil, April 2i.—M/iw Forest and 

 This is the question I would ask of the sportsmen 

 living iti the vicinity of Fori Wayne, lud., who propose to 

 protect the game of their State— Who killed the contents of 

 this bos of game Teceivecl here this morning by one of our 

 hucksters, by express from Port Wayne : 2 Canada geese, 

 male and female, 4 blue-winged teal, 8 mallards, 9 prairie 

 hens, 8 woodcocks, S quail and 73 snipe f The killing of the 

 snipe :s all well perhaps, as it, is in accordance with the State 

 law, but how about the Bob Whites, woodcock and prairie. 

 hecfc? These, together with the other birds, with the exception 

 of the snipe, were breeding. They were all fresh killed 

 birds, not more than 48 hours dead. Who did it '.' The box 

 was packed with the snipe on top so as to cover up the ini- 

 quiety. A box was received last week from the same source 

 by the same hucksters, containing quail, woodcock and 

 prairie hens. There were none of "them last fall birds, but 

 spring birds, in spring plumage and fresh killed. Sii.kx. 



Michigan.— Ilenry Phillips, of Colfax, Wexford County, 

 was, on the 17th, convicted of infringing upon the game laws 

 of this State through the act of shooting deer, and sentenced 

 to 30 days in the county jail. This prosecution was made by 

 the Forester Club of Cadillac. 



Indiana's New Laws. — The new Indianalaw provides that 

 it is unlawful to shoot quail between January 1 and Novem- 

 ber 1 ; wild turkey between February 1 and November 1 ; 

 prairie chickens, between February 1 and September 1 ; 

 woodcock, between January 1 and July 1; wild duck, be- 

 tween April 15 and September 1; song birds can never be 

 killed. For trapping or netting, a fine of not less than •* 10 

 or more than $100 is assessed. It makes it unlawful to ex- 

 pose for sale, to sell or to possess any bird out of season, with 

 a fine of <$S1 for each bird. The possession by any railroad 

 company, express company, common carrier, or any person 

 or persons of any game or birds, labelled or marked for any 

 points out of this Slate, intended for delivery, out of the 

 regular lawful seasons, shall be prima faaie evidence of a vio- 

 lation of this law. 



Tolling roit Tnor/T. — Editor Forest and Stream : The vil- 

 lage of Bloomsfrury is situated on Ihe Musconetcong Creek, 

 a stream once the habitat of the speckled trout. Ten years 

 ago a skillful angler could, in a few hours' fishing, return with 

 a well-filled creel ; now he can only catch a few chubs in a 

 whole days' fishiug. I am speaking now of the part of the 

 stream best known to us — from its mouth to a distance twenty 

 miles up. No Stream in this State is better adapted to troul 

 thau the Musconetcong. All along its banks flow in small 

 spring runs, and the water of the stream itbclf is as clear a3 

 crystal. Between the years 1868 aud 1873 the three proprie- 

 tors of Troutdale Ponds offered the men and boys, who were 

 ■willing to do such work, $2 per hundred, and afterwards $1 

 per hundred, for all the little trout they could catch. Young, 

 middle-aged, and old men went to work during the month of 

 January and Fehru>iry, if the snow was off — but generally 

 about the 1st of March— to catch these little trout ; and at that 

 time one could count, them by the dozen in almost any little 

 pool. These poachers made" from $1 to $5 each per day. 

 tiorne of us remonstrated against such unfair means of slock- 

 ing the waters of Troutdale Ponds ; but as the law wa^in the 

 proprietor's favor, and as he promised to replace as many as 

 were caught out, no more was thought of it. But now we 

 can all sec the result oE this course. It is the duty of some 

 one to furnish this Musconetcong Creek with trout. 



I notice in the report, published in your issue of the 3d 

 inst, that, other streams are being stocked, and when one goes 

 to any of them for a day's fishing they are very curtly in- 

 formed that the stream is regarded as private property, and 

 we cannot fish. 



1 am told of another way in which our trout are extermi- 

 nated. The person who gave the information called it a "toll." 

 He said: " Not a great many miles from this place there is 

 hung over the water, not far from shore, the head or carcass 

 of some animal, and there left to decay. After hanging in 

 this way. exposed to the action of the flies and rays of the 

 sun, the maggots drop from it into the water, and are quickly 

 seized by the hungry trout. Others soon find out where their 

 fellow-creatures find so much food, and they loo stop there 

 for their meals, and can be seen waiting patiently under or 

 near this ' toll ' for the next victim to drop into the water. 

 This way of feeding the trout was a novel one, and I have no 

 doubt the fish would soon fatten on this food if left to them- 

 selves ; but that was not the idea of the concoclor of this de- 

 vice, and if any one had taken the pains to watch this lure 

 they would have seen, as I saw, a large seine quietly drawn 

 around the fish ihat were waiting underneath for a morniug 

 meal, and the whole school drawn to the bank." This is the 

 explanation given me of a "toll." 



Why wid not our commissioners pay a little attention to out- 

 stream ? It seems but jusl that we should reap a part of the 

 :']■-. If we cannot have it in dollars and cents let us have 

 it in the pleasure of troutiug. Augmextek. 



BUiomsbury, N. J., April 11, 1870. 



If " Augmenter" will write to the Fish Commissioners of 

 his State and make application for trout fry his request will 

 probably meet with proper compliance. The citizens of 

 Bloomsburg should insist upon a restocking of their stream 

 by the Troutdale Ponds proprietors. The tolling device is as 

 disgusting as any form of wholesale fishery we ever heard of. 

 Faugh ! __^________ 



MAsSAcrroBETTa va Jersey,— The Walnut Hill riflemen 

 of Ihe Massachusetts Rifle Association met the Bergen Point 

 riflemen on Saturday last by telegraph, and the Bi nisi 

 suffered a very emphatic defeat. At Walnut Hill I ! 

 was nearly all that could be desired by the most exacting 

 rifleman, and, as a consequence, some good work was done 

 before the butts at short range. The sky was cloudy 

 during a major portion of the day, and the wind, what, little 

 there was Of. it, was steady. The targets showed up plainly 

 in the clear, grayish light, and wind-gauges required hut lit- 

 tle changing throughout the shooting. The marksmen, too, 

 had an incentive to skill in a liberal attendance of spectators, 

 and more than usual interest attached to the contest between 

 teams of eight men from the Bergen Point (N. J.) rifle club 

 and Massachusetts Kitte Association. The match was the re- 

 sult of a recent challenge issued by the last-mentioned or- 

 ganization, and the conditions required that it should be shot 

 at 200 yards, ten shots at the distance, and that it should be- 

 gin at 3 o'clock p. m., each club shooting on its own range, 

 the respective results to be announced by telegraph at the 

 conclusion of the match. 



The scores stood : 



H Tyler 4 



W 11 Jackwm 4 



N \V Aruo.d -1 



LLriabnanl 4 



O M Jewell .....4 



D tvirkvvOLid ......4 



,IS i-umaer 5 



Ed Souther 6 



4 4 8 5 4 4 5 5 

 •15 5 4 5 4 5 5 

 64445445 

 45444444 

 •i 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 



.',-■; 

 5-45 



-J -4--, 

 4— 43 

 5-42 

 4—42 

 4-42 

 4—41 



...E4T 



On the Bergen Point range at 4:10 p. ii. " time " was called. 

 The individual shooting was very good, and the average of 

 the team much above ordinary. The score was kept by Mr. 

 Ed. Mann, the official scorer of the club, while Mr. Chas. 

 Overbauer, of John street, New York, acted as umpire for 

 the Massachusetts Club, Mr. II. T. Rockwell, secretary of 

 that club, acting in a similar capacity for the Bergen Point 

 Club. The score at the close, 5;45 p. m., stood as follows : 



JFRathyn 4 5 



T ,1 Oonr;>y .' 5 ' 



It \U-1<.M3 4 



S Sc ill tag 4 



A. fcSrbOverUntr 2 



Dr Uai 



5 4 4 5 5 



5 4 5 5 5 5 



4 4 5 5 4 

 •1 4 5 i 4 



5 4 14 5 

 5 6 5 5 5 

 5 4 4 4 6 

 5 5 5 5 4 



4 5-46 

 4-46 



D 4 5—14 



5 5 4—44 



5 5 4-42 



5 4 5— IS 



4 5 4-44 



4 5 5-41 



As soon as this score was completed three cheers were pro- 

 posed for the Bergen Point Rifle club, and they were given 

 with a will. Harry Meiggs, the secre:ary of the association, 

 then read the following dispatch from Mr. H. T. Rockwell, 

 the Secretary of the Massachusetts Rifle Association : 



" Moxtyille, Mass., April 26. 

 " To Henry Meiggs, Jr.: 



" We make three forty-seven. H. T. Rockwell," 



When it was known that the Bergen Point Club had won 

 by 14 points the enthusiasm was great, and the members ad- 

 journed to pledge each other to renewed conquests: 



Boston Mammoth Rifle Gallery, April 26. — Large scores 

 have been in order by local as well as out-of-town riflemen 

 during the week. Only three more days remain in this 

 month's shoot. The following is the standing of the several 

 competitors to date ; 150 feet, rounds 8, possible 40 : 



New Tome— Greener's West Side Rifle Team.— Weekly 

 300-yard target reduced j possible 50 : 



jijhtl Roesnet -17 John Oca ... . 43 



•Tutu a Keltweinner -s; AflamDoij a 



,1,, In, Tieitweisiier J5 BK'i . 43 



Geo Crooner -14 E HolZmittll 42 



JoaKofisncr it l'Alberl .1-2 



J. 0. c. 



Brooklyn, April 27.— The second match of the heat two in 

 three, between the South Brooklyn and the Seppenfeldt title 

 clubs, came off on last Thursday evening at the gallery of Mr. 

 II. Fisher, under ihe Park Theatre, Brooklyn. The Seppen 

 feldt boys were again victorious. The following are the 



Stmtu Brooklyn Team. 



J WNansihtoii..... 44 J B Kaileton, Jr 41 



,'5 WHllcKime ii 



it 46 AHAmleraon 14 



<; 5' Zelgler- , 4 J D Vrotter -in 



J F Hums 4! 1? A Stratton 43-4«t 



Seppenfeltit Team. 



I Garrison 45 J w Adams 41 



K tlrjlamunii 43 11 Jaeiine 4B 



W seppenleldr 45 J Matter 42 



A Keller 4; j Bien 43 



risreimau 44 MKera 41—411 



Dr. Ford and Join McCoy, referees. G. A, Sherman, umpire. 

 After the match the Seppenfeldt team was handsomely en- 

 tertained at a supper given them by the South Brooklyn boys. 



Zettler Rifle Club — New York, April 22. — Weekly 

 shoot at 207 Bowery for a medal. Oreedmoor target reduced 

 to gallery distance ; ten shots per man ; possible 50 : 

 M BEugel 53 Brown 



:ii l Kifj/a ,43 GAsohnrraan 4 



C JmJuon 49 LTranbe] 4 



v Penning 49 it 0-*m 4 



t; Zettler. 49 lg Beatse 45» 



.1 Lmii IS F Fabarufl 44 



D Mtller -is 11 Haiiiineet 43 



C U Zettler , 45 u Voders 41 



- imsD 4S Neally 40 



WmKlciii « CReeiit 3S 



0. Yollkhs, Seo, 



Cosiin's Gallery. — Some variation has been introduced 

 in the usual gallery sport. Two matches were devised to en- 

 courage quick shooting. In the first one minute was given 

 to each contestant in which to make as many shots as possi- 

 ble. The usual gallery target was used, and ihe .22 Ballard 

 rifle, single loader. Prize to be won three times before be- 

 coming personal property. The match closing each week. 

 The principal scores for the first week's contest opening on 

 the 15th stood : 



i-hots. So- re. 



DrMMM-ilthy II 46 



- MllitU 12 40 



DAD1IVI3 10 44 



WHimilap in .10 



S P Wens !) 37 



EHol 



5 5 5 5 5 5 



4 4 4 4 4 4 

 3 3 3 5 5 3 

 3 4 3 



4—ln 

 4—39 

 4— 3S 



Massachusetts. — Walnut Hill, April 20. — In addition to 

 the match with the Bergen Pointers, the Massachusetts men 

 held the regular Winchester rifle match, at 200 yards, the 

 landing: 



.TN-TTrye * 545455 5 4 5 4565 4—6!) 



JaSumner -5 5-5 5654364 8 4 4 S 4— 1>!1 



OMJewell '••• 4 65564444456 5 5 4-G3 



VvrVj^kson 6 4445565444655 4-BS 



DKirKWOOd 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5-03 



KSSontlier 5 6544656354 4 64 4-B7 



HTvlei 4 4 5445 5 4454465 4-00 



, 1, ., 1 4445544545 5 44 4—68 



WW Lord 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4.-05 



WChMleB 5 4 5 44446544544 4-66 



EFWchaJtUon 4 4554-45454 4 444 4—65 



In the April Amateur Series Match, 10 shots at yards were 

 fired, and scores made : 



W r-lnrlm S 4 J 5 5 5 5 4 5— 4S 



KWLttV 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 3-40 



•Kill la'' 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 -1 4 5-41 



OMJewfc: \ " * i 6 3 6 5 6 4-44 



E F Richardson 4 4 4 o 4 d 4 n 4 4-43 



10 H J Sargent. ...5556544 5-35 

 mil Dfiuiuru...!) a * a a o o o— S9 Ea W Archer ..4 5 4 4 5 5 6 5— 37 



George Lamo. . .5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5—39 A L Eames 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 5—37 



PolJard ...5 4 5 4 5 5 5 6— S8 E Sbumway....5 4 5 4 4 5 5 5-37 



'J E ,..rl-' f, .'. 4 4 5 5 5 5-33 \V 11 Kes :irlck,4 4 5 5 5 4 5 6-37 



J) B Raymond. .6 4 5 5 5 4 5 5— 3S A f Dolman. ...4 6 4 5 5 4 5 B— 81 

 E S Tobey, Jr.. .4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5-38 1) Smrtevaut. ..5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5— SB 

 Medforcl. — The fourth competition in the April series took 

 place at Medford, Mass., Wednesday, April 23. There were 

 45 re-entries. Appended are the scores : 

 First Class. 



Tl WllMngton 4 5 5 4 5 6 5 4 5 4-40 



BSawyei 4 i- 6 i 4 4 4 -5 5 5-41 



uDHatrlson 5 54454454 4—14 



CHEOSaell 3 4 6 4 4 4 5 5 4 5—12 



Second Cla e. 



OHHowe 4 54435444 5—42 



ESPlper 4 54443445 4—41 



Third Class. 



P E GiTdt-u 5 



J Itlcha'dooii ....5 



GBU111 4 



Connecticut — fJulUnsvill), April 24. — The members of 

 the Rod and Gun Club have been shooting for a gold badge 

 during the past year under the following conditions— that the 

 one making the largest score at each weekly meeting on a 

 Massachusetts target in 10 shots, 200 yards off-hand, trigger 

 3-lb. pull, might hold the badge until the next weekly meet- 

 ing, and at the end of the year the one having made the 

 largest score in the twelve monthly shoots, or 120 shots, 

 should become the final owner of said badge. The following 

 are the five leading scores for badge, some of which were 

 shot in very unfavorable, weather: 



Jfliissacluisews Target. Total 



J D Mirks... 99 101 103 103 90 184 101 104 9S 103 OS 102 1212 

 O B HB11....H4 Kl >S 95 73 90 88 S9 62 97 94 104 1063 

 J Hamilton.. 91 90 79 73 70 90 SI 90 94 65 9* 83 1033 



. ti ill. f,S 79 S3 SO 73 08 08 84 79 9B S4 

 .1 LIA!i:ireWs04 1,9 SO S4 SO ti S5 77 65 S3 S2 



Averages— 101, SS 7-12, 66 1-12, 82 7-12, is-,,. 

 Creetlmoor. 



JDMarkS 42 44 45 H 45 43 45 45 43 45 44 41 534' 



OBHQll 39 40 41 4-1 37 41 39 40 37 42 41 44 4-1 



J Hamilton 41 43 39 S8 38 42 39 40 42 39 41 89 481 



J I.SUOenSteia 3n 37 40 42 36 36 45 39 37 43 41 40 471 



JU Andrews U 35 41 40 3S 39 41 37 31 40 38 SS 447 



Averages— 44>j', 40 1-3, 40 1-12, say, 37 v 

 The scores in the last competition stood : 



Massaonmretts. Creedmoor. 



41 



.71 



Moire 89 



llali 104 



!-„, lima eta so 



75 37 



Anarewa ts 38 



Lewis '^ M 



BidweU S3 "■'■> 



Jlarlte _ OS 44 



A field glass was also offered to the one that made the 

 largest single score in ten shots at any of the weekly meetings, 

 Massachusetts target-. Mr O. B. Hull was the lucky man in 

 shooting off this tie, making 108 Mass. and 47 Creed. 



Hartford, April&&.— The prizes offered by Mr. J. O. LeE- 

 ter, of the " International Rifle Range" of this city, for the 

 two weeks ending April 23, were wonby the following scores, 

 the shooting taking place at a 200-yard target reduced pro- 

 portionately for the 100 foot distance ; 10 shots : 



IMa-a. Creed. Mass. Creed. 



ETJWMtani" 110 <9 W w Tucker 109 43 



Henry Gy are. 114 48 II O Whitney Wt JO 



^ lleury Aidrus 113 49 



I In shooting off the tie for fourth prize H. O. Whitney won 

 I with 114. P- X. 



Shots. Score. 



p T/>i illard Jr 16 



fJEB ■■ lenoqrg 14 



IF Duckworth 13 



TFitz 11 



DrDiKlley IS 



H D JBlydenourgh.... 13 a» 



Shooting at the word was another te3t of the ability of the 

 men in catching the sight quickly and surely. The gun is 

 held loaded as in pigeon shooting, and the attendant asks, 

 "Are you ready?" Marksman — "Ready." Attendant — 

 "Pire. One— two — three." These words are pronounced 

 slowly and uniformly, the shot to be fired between the words 

 fire and three. It is a wonderful help to confidence, and 

 tends to remove neivousnes. Ten thots are thus fired. 



Helvetia Rifle Cltjb — The following is the programme 

 for the year 1870 : Precision shooting at the usual | ring 

 targets, 2U0 yards distance. Minimum one shooting day from 

 January to October inclusive. The shooting committee di- 

 vides the applicants in three series, viz.: Breech-loaders, 1st 

 division ; breech-loaders, 2d division ; muzzle-loaders, 3d di- 

 vision. Shooters of the 1st and 3d divisions are admissable 

 to both, but are to use the respective rifle, aud can only win 

 on one scries. The 2d division applies to beginners. Each 

 member is allowed a maximum of 3 tickets, 10 shots each, in 

 January and April; 3 ditto in March and April; 3 ditto in 

 May and June; 3 ditto in July aud August; 3 ditto in Sep- 

 tember and October, at ofllcial shooting places and days. Mo 

 interruption allowed, and breech-loaders not to be cleaned 

 while shooting a ticket. Breech-loaders not to have any ar- 

 tificial rest, nor to be over 151us. weight; no discrimination 

 made in regard to trigger and sight. The total number of 

 points, hits and tickets of each shool or forms his aggregate 

 for the year. In case of ties, preference is given 1st, points; 

 '3d, hits; 3d, tickets. Time shooting at Creedmoor targets, 

 200 yards distance, with breech-loaders, under the same re- 

 strictions governing the precision shooting. Five are al- 

 lowed to each member for each period of the two months 

 above mentioned, to shoot on one day without interruption, 

 without leaving the stand and without cleaning the rifle. 

 Repeating apparatus not to be used. During the time given 

 the target remains untouched, and the shots will be shown 

 and registered only at its expiration ; the number of points, 

 hits and shots to form the year's aggregate lor each shooter, 

 and in case of ties, preference is given to the highest number 

 of. 1st, points ; 2d, hits ; 3d, shorts. Prizes shall consist of 

 voluntary contributions collected during the year, of funds of 

 the club, the amount, of which to be 'decided upon at it- 

 August meeting ; also of goblets, medals and other prizes is 

 the possession of the Helvetia. The Helvetia Rifle Club is 

 the oldest shooliag society of New York and vicinity, and aln 

 ways marches at the head of the German- American Sharp- 

 shooters. 



Si HEETzms Notes.— The Now York City Schuetzen Corps 

 held a meeting on the 17th instant,, and adopted the follow- 

 ing summer programme : Practice shoots to take place each 

 second Friday at Jones' Wood, at a distance of 120 yards; 

 and each fourth Friday at Morrisania Schuetzeu Park, Bos- 

 ton Road, at a distance of 200 yards. There will be three 

 ere. On the shorter distance the half-inch 

 ring target, andonthelong-rauge the three-quarter-inch ring 

 target. "Mr. William Schroeder, of the Motrisania Park, of- 

 fers a gold medal for the one who makes the highest score, 

 and Mr. William Walker gives also a medal to the one who 

 makes the lowest score, providing he has not been absent 

 aud has not missed the target. 



The third practice shooting of the I\ew York Schuetzen 

 Corps, Captain O. G-. YuenelW, took place Friday, the ISth 

 instant, at Schuetzen Park, Union Hill. At the Hill, and 

 especially over the shooting ground, a very heavy gale was 

 blowing,' making shooting very difficult. Phil Klein made 

 202, W. Klein 185, G. Menken 148, and Captain Aery 134 

 rings on the regular ring target. 



—The New York I tide Club held an opening "field" 

 day at Creedmoor yesterday. A good company was present 

 about the club tent, front which streamed the colors of this 

 crack club. The opening contest for the Donaldson 



