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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Brent in for economy ami retrenchment, This moMon brought aoveral 

 Democratic mcralicts to their fct-r, and they preceded In no measured 

 terms to tell tlie Q. U. that this chth Is not gmng CO no run on 1 1> .< nar- 

 row prine plea olihe Greenback puny. The loud noise, made by t lie 

 knocking of the president's gravel tan empty lmwilor ran) on llie lable 

 reminded the Democrats thai they v. en- out of order, ih.-v immediately 

 eubi-ided. Tue piosldent tiien announced thai ihe Greeuuacter's 

 moil.. n was lost. A Republican from me Friortl Ward lade a motion 

 tliat the committee should consult tue advertising loiumnsi.f me 

 Fohkst ami .vtkkam for Inf.umaiii n eonretn-ng traps, uu.l tnl-tm >tion 

 beluir earned a cop? of the paper was fished out of the bottom orawcr 

 of the attorney's desk. After a thororgh exuuintuion and a general 

 discussion of the merits and demerits of the tnauy traps advertised 

 therein, the committee, with the exoep:lon of ihe U. 15., voted to 

 buy the *HI tiap as advertised, with a full hand and solid foot. The 

 most Important business ol Ihe club having been done; Die Green- 

 backer made a motion to adjourn ; the motion being seconded and 

 carried, ho started oil muttering as he wenr, time ia money, attdtbat 

 he was not going to waste it. All the other members remained and 

 bad a sociable tune, whllelng away inauy an hour telling of passed ex- 

 ploits and future expectations. Buck bye Bor. 



Louisville Gun Club.— \ closely contested pigeon match was shot 

 by ihelouavllle (Ky.) Gun Club, May 18, for the Presidents Medal, a 

 handsome piece ot workmanship. The shooting cone was excellent, 

 and the progress of the match watched with the keenest interest by a 

 large number of speoi ators : 



• Single. Double. 



,IM Barbour 1 1 1 1—4 11 11 10 11 It— 0-13 



S Hatchings ,....1 1111-5 10 H 11 00 11—7-12 



J Q Bedford 1 111 u— i 11 10 11 n 11— 9— 13 



tlosGriffliha 1 111 1—5 It 11 in 11 it— a— u 



KP Bonnie 1 1 1 1 0—4 11 H 11 11 00— 8— 12 



J Val Cowing, Jr 1 1 1 1 1-5 11 It 11 11 11-10^.15 



W W Watson 1 1 1 1-4 10 11 111 11 10—7—11 



O W Moore 1 II 1 1 1—4 10 110 00 11 10—4—8 



TWThnmpaou 1 1 1—3 01 10 00 11 11— 0- 8 



Total S Green 10 1—2 10 10 11 10 10„ 8— s 



ftftacTyler l l o 1 1-4 withdrawn. 



JO Barbour 1 1 1 1—4 00 01 11 10 10—5—0 



M S Fishback 1 111 1-5 10 10 00 10 10—4—9 



JHHa-tinga 110 0— a withdrawn. 



C. V Grainger 1 1 1 0—3 00 1<) 11 10 It— 6— 9 



Wit fox 10 1— '2 11 11 II 10 '.0—8-10 



Henry Israel 10 1—2 00 Oil 11 00 00—2—4 



HElldl 1 1 1-3 11 U 11 11 11—10—13 



EYPeake 1 1111—5 11 00 01 11 11— 7— 12 



W B oker 1 1 1 1—4 11 On 00 11 11— 6— in 



W I Watkina 1 1111-5 11 00 11 11 on— fi-n 



J A Haldemao o oil 1—3 li 11 11 01 11— 9—13 



Phil a Campbell 1 10 11—4 10 oi 10 10 01— 5— 9 



JWGauloert 1 1 1 1 0—5 11 11 11 10 11— 9-13 



EK Palmer u 10 1 1—3 11 10 10 00 01— 6— 8 



PFGreen o 1 1 0— a withdrawn. 



A W Holman 1 1 1 1—4 11 11 11 11 10—9—13 



EHCaiy 1 10 0—3 10 U lu ol 00—6—7 



ThoB Rsndall 10 10 0-2 01 00 11 01 01—6—7 



J l' Inland 1 1 0-2 withdrawn. 



CJ Chapman 1 110 1—4 It 11 00 11 10-7—11 



HH Harding l o-l withdrawn. 



—The "Maurice Thompson arrow " is manufactured by E. 

 L Horaman, of this city. Its advantages, as the inven- 

 tor claims, are that it gives a lower trajectory and a more 

 rapid rotary motion than any other arrow, and is consequently 

 less affected by the wind. 



Insidious Archery.— The interest in archery grows apace 

 and at all the sportsmen's emporiums gaudy displays of 

 butts and implements are exposed to view. Messrs. J. B. 

 Crook and Messrs. Conroy, Bissett & Malleson, both of Ful- 

 ton street, report much activity iu sales, and new archery 

 clubs constantly forming. We are delighted to observe the 

 increasing interest iu this most delightful pastime. The 

 bamboo bows sold by Conroy, Bissett & Malleson are said 

 to be superior to anything imported. 



The Bicycle Tournament. — The seventy-two-hours bicy- 

 cle Tace at the Rink, this city, concluded last Saturday even- 

 ing, was contested by eight riders, who were all experienced 

 men and alleged "champions," or " ex-champlons." The 

 best three scores made at the end of each twelve hours were 

 as follows: W. Do Noielle. 127, 217, 275, 378, 435, 500; C. 

 De Noielle, 113, 205, 209, 458, 417, GOO ; Rutland, 109, 180, 

 255, 325, 394, 470. There was supposed crookedness about 

 the scoring. Tue records do not compare favorably with 

 those of the English tournament. In the Agricultural Hall 

 contest, six days, eighteen hours each day, the winner, Cann, 

 covered 1,060 miles, and the second man, Edlin, 1,025 miles. 

 A comparison of the American bicycling and pedestrian rec- 

 ords shows that although the bicyclists made much greater 

 speed, the pedestrians gradually lessened the difference be- 

 tween them. 



Boston Bicycle Club.— There will be club meets each 

 Saturday at 2:30 i\ m., opposite Trinity Church, until further 

 notice, except when a special circular calls the club else- 

 where. 



Scottish American Club.— Handicap games, May 17, on 

 club grounds : Quarter-mile hurdle race, won by J. E. Haigh, 

 lm. 8^s. ; one-mile run, M. Ellis, Jr., 5m. 4is.; three-miles 

 walk, F. L. Lackmacher, 24m. 4 Is. 

 CRICKET. 



Btaten Island 2d vs. St. Georges 2d. — The first match of 

 the season, between New York clubs, was played at Hoboken, 

 on the 1 Gib inst,, the contestants being second elevens of the 

 Staten Island and St. Georges Olubs, the former winning by 

 29 runs. The game was one of the most interesting second 

 eleven matches that we have seen for a long time, and from 

 start to finish everything was on the bounce and everyone on 

 the bound. For Staten Island, Mr. Dodge scored an excellent 

 40, and Mr. Dtividge 21 ; Mr. James Eyre 13, and taking 10 

 wickets for 28 runs. For St. Georges, Mr. Campbell's 13 was 

 top score for his side ; Messrs. Ropes and Holland contribut- 

 ing 12 each. The score was as follows : 



1st Inning. 2d Inning. Total. 



Staten Ia'anfl 21 65 10 Jf" 



8t.Georgea2d 62 44 1 



F1XTUBES. 



May 22 — Staten Island. — Staten Island 2d vs. Columbia. 



May 24— Nicetown, Pa, — Germonlown vs. Merion. 



May 24— West Pnila.— Belmont vs. Philadelphia. 



May 24— Havreford, Pa.— Belmont vs. Chestnut Hill. 



On May 10 the Young America met the Merion at Aidmore, 

 on the Petin. K. R. As it was a one day's match only two 

 innings were played— Merion, 124; Youug America, 93. 

 This is the Becond defeat the Young America has met with 

 this season, but when the club gets settled on its new ground 

 we expect to see them win as of yore. In looking over Phila- 

 delphia scores we miss the name of Mr. John Sarge, who, in 

 our opinion, was for many seasons the safest bat that Phila- 

 delphia ever turned out If gentle persuasion will not induce 

 this gentleman to take the field, the other thing should be 



tried, for we will not feel satisfied until we see another gener- 

 al ion trotting after his lilts, 



BTATBH Island 2d vs. COLUMBIA — Btaten L-land, May 

 23d.— An interesting feature of this match will be that the 

 Island club intend placing an entirely different eleven in the 

 field from that which played against the St Georges. The 

 management of the Staten Island Club should be congratu- 

 lated upon having such a large list of active members. 



Staten Tsand ts. St. George.— On Saturday last, 17th 

 inst., the first eleven of these ciubs met on the Camp Wash- 

 ington Grounds, S. I., when the home club, as was the case 

 on the 15th, again vanquished the redoubtable " dragon-slas'- 

 crs," this time, however, by five wickets. The day was dark, 

 and in the afternoon a dense fog came rolling up, checking 

 large scoring. Play began at half-past twelve, with the St. 

 Georges at the bat, and when the ten were out— for Capt. 

 Boutter played one man short— the tins showed only 30 ; of 

 this total Bance had contributed a good 18. The Islanders 

 began their first venture with delightful confidence, which, 

 however, was somewhat nipped in the bud when the score- 

 book showed five men out for 13. Kessler then came to tfee 

 fore, and by good cricket, assisted by the absence of a 

 wicket-keeper, hit an excellent 25, not out, in which was a 

 fine strong drive for 0. Roberts added a useful 12, when he 

 was well caught by Mostyn at cover-point ; and with 2 extras 

 the inning closed for 57. During the intermission between 

 the innings, the outward bound steamer Britanic, having 

 Lord Harris' English cricketers on board, faced the grounds. 

 The club's blazing colors (red and yellow) on the flag-staff 

 were "officially" dipped, the Britanic answering wilh a full- 

 flag salute and a fog-horn accompaniment. There was not 

 an American on the ground who would not have shouted 

 " Good-by, Lucas!" if he could have been heard. 



At the beginning of the Georges' second inning, Giles and 

 Bance put together 20 before the latter was finely caught by 

 Lane off his own bowling. This same bowliDg, by the way, 

 is remarkably good, and we believe it would be doubly effec- 

 tive had it the support of a good wicket-keeper. But alas! 

 a wicket-keeper is a r/ira avis in these parts. Giles played 

 in fine form, and bad 27 to his credit before he was caught by 

 Stevens. Moeran scored 12 rapidly, and with all out the tele- 

 graph stood 66. 



'Ihe Island club had now only 46 runs to make to win. 

 These were procured at the expense of 5 wickets Moore, 17, 

 in his usual style ; Kessler, 12, and again not out ; and Rob- 

 erts, 7, not out, being the principal scorers. The fielding 

 throughout was unexceptional ly good, particularly that of 

 the home team, no extras being scored against it. Several 

 gentlemen tried their hand at umpiring, and, of course, the 

 customary number of errors was the result. The following 

 are the totals : 



1st Inn'gs. 



S'aten Ishnd 57 



St Georges .....:.0 



2d Inn'gs. Total 



46(5WktS) 103 

 66 -102 



Jgnswets fa <^c\rt&$im&ml&. 



No Notice Taken of Anonjmoae CommtmloatloBa. 



G. M. D., Columans, Gi.— For birds' egga send to Wallace, taxider- 

 mist, Nona William St., Now York. 



W.T. W., Philadelphia.— See our advertising colums for bicycle, also 

 something about the maehlneB in another column. 



Jj. TJ. L., Mcpherson, Kansas.— Where can 1 get deslguB for ttago 

 Bcenery ? Aus. Address Dramatic Agency, 14 Union Square. 



Domtno, Flushing.— Setu Green's New book, entitled " Flub Culture 

 and Fish Catching" can be obtained from George H. Meyers, 76 Cham- 

 bers at., New York. 



A. B. W., New York.— For second-hand four-oared barge Insert an 

 advertisement in this paper and U there Is such a thing in American 

 waters you will surely hear ot It. 



J. B. S , Lock Haven.— Where and at what price can I purchase a 

 Bpike collar: Ans. Of M. P. Von Culin, Delaware Cdy, Del., or at 

 most any sportinan'B out-fltting store. 



Neprop, Delhi, N. Y.— Where ean I get ttiose peculiar pins used for 

 bug specimens, topinthem to a card ? Aus. Address James \V. Queen 

 & Co., Opticians, 924 ClieEtnut at., Flilla. They are known aa Entomo- 

 logical Pins, 



W, J. S., Princeton.— Canyon let me know whether one John Mac- 

 cubbin atlll keeps a shooting resort at Nottingham. Prince Gsorgo Co. 

 Md. 1 Ans. Now, you've got us. Inqatre of Ohas. E. Cofllu, MuirktrK 

 Furnace, Prince George Co. 



Trjx .— Bertbon's recipe for rendering canva3 boats waterproof is as 

 follows : To 6 oz. hard yellow soap add \a pt. water, anil when boiling 

 add X lb. patent driers, 5 lbs. boiled Unseed oil and 5 lb.', ground spruce 

 ochre. Also, see last week's answers. 



K. W. J., Tenanta Harbor, Me.— I notice In your laat paper that yon 

 have a copy of a book on Washington Ter., price $1. Can I get one 

 from your office, or will I have to send to the Ter. for It ? Ans. Send 

 to M. Oholx, Seattle, Washington, Territory. 



E. G. F., Concord, N. H.— There are a number of Journals devoted to 

 poultry, some of which give more or less attention to the care of rab 

 bits, white mice, birds, aad other such fry. Try the Poultry World, 

 Hartford. Conn. A new chicken paper la started about every month. 



T. W., Leesburg, Va.— What Is the most convenient way of carrying 

 an extra tip ? Ans. Fasten it to a narrow planed lath or balten, seiz- 

 ing it (aa sailors would say,) with cord at each end and the middle. If 

 you have two or more lips, it would be better to carry them In a bam- 

 boo cane. 



Mallard, Ottawa.— On page 109, No. 21 vol. 10, Forest and Strium, 

 you etate that "Dr. Carver took an occasional draft of coca elixir." 

 Will you be kind enough to Inform ins if I can get the coca ettxir lu 

 Canada 1 If not, wher*, the price and If it oan be sent by mall J Ana. 

 Coca pills, mailable, of Lyman Jt Sous, Montreal, *1.5o per 100 whole- 

 sale. 



Dickson, Baltimore.— What are Spratt's dog cakes wortb, and In 

 what quantities are tbey sold? What ia considered a feed for a dog, 

 In and out of work ? Aus. Alretm, 10 centa per pound. To bn had 

 from II. C. Squires, No. 1 Courtlaud at., in quantities of one pouud and 

 upward. About three per day would be sufficient for an average sized 

 dog out of work, with two more when working. 



PfjGBSEN, Wyoming.— Oau you tell melt there Is good ashing and 

 hunting in the season in northern Georgia ? Ans. Dpp-ir Georgia ia 

 , picturesque and healthy, but it haa no lakea or rivers that afford flail- 

 ing, and game la scarce, There are a few trout streams In the moun- 



tains, and 3oimvblack boas In the rlrera, Raffed grouse and sanlrreia 

 me the principal game, 



«'. s. b., New York.— 1. Are the Chesapeake Bai ducking nogs to be 

 purchased in this city ? 2. Would they be good dogs for tola shooiiDg 

 In California 5 3. Ia ttiere an agency for George Pateraon decoys In 

 this city ? Ana. I. We do not know of any for sale bere. You tuigut 

 ne of CI. G. Hammond, New Loudon, Conn. 2. Yes, excellent, 

 3. Do not know ol any. 



ScBSCKtBER, Norfolk, Va.— My setter dog 6 years old haa a severe 

 cough. After a severe lit of coughing he will throw up a small quantity 

 of white flctn which seems to relieve Ulm for a short time. Ana. Give 

 your doa tlte following : Fnar'a balaam, 15 drops ; syrup of popples, 1 

 dram ; diluted .sulphrlc acid, S drops; mucilage, !i02. ; water, ',40s ; 

 mix and give two or three times a day. 



T. it. G., Dover, N. H.— Do raisers of dogs place so high an estimate 

 upon buttermilk as an article of food as does Or. Gardo 1 Slables ? In 

 hla " Practical Kennel Guide" be says, " Buttermilk is Invalnablo ' " 

 tbere la nothing like it. I swear by it." Ana. We do not know how 

 many breerera of doga have tried It, but, without being as enthusiastic 

 bb Dr. Stables, we believe It to be excellent. 



C. H. W., Amesbttry, Mass.— My pointer d"g has a very had congb, 

 does not appear to be sick and I think It is caused by the bone in the 

 throat. Is tbere any form of distemper that commences in tills lnan- 

 ? Ans. The cough is probably cauaed by cold. Dlstenper Bome- 

 tltnes commences in that way, but would be but a abort time in devel- 

 oping. Give your dog one grain opium aud one gram Ipeoac night and 

 morning and It will probably relieve him. 



P., Salem, N. C We are about to organize a sportsmen's c'ub here. 



Will you be kind enough to till m where we can get a copy of the 

 rales, forms, etc, used la tboae organlz ittoufl f Will yon tell me the 

 mame of the best aad moat practical wo.-k on Bheep, the price and 

 where I can get It? Ana. 1. Have sent you copy of Am. Club List con- 

 taining Rule* for organization. 2. San. I your order for aheep book to 

 Orange Judd Co., 245 Broadway, this city. 



E. E. B., Pittslleld, MaBS.— Please Inform me the average growth of 

 our common brook trout for months or year? Ana. The common 

 brook tront usually attain a length of six Inebea at thoendi.f two 

 years, and subsequently Increase In weight with varying growth. 

 I'nere is no fixed rule. They are iu their prime at 10 years. A 10-year 

 trout may weigh ten pounds, or only two pounds. Carp aud p.ke live 

 to very great ages— 200 to SuO yers ; the good trout die young. Twelve 

 years is the average. 



G. H. W., Red Banlr.-Can you give me any information regarding 

 black bass fishing at Clayton, N. Y., on the St. Lawrence River S Can 

 I get accommodation for wife and two children ? Will 8 oz. split bam- 

 too fly rod answer for black bass fly flailing? Will the 15th of Jane be 

 about the proper time to visit Clayton ? Ans. Gaod holel ; good ac- 

 commodation, good Ashing ; everything very good. We naed an eight 

 ounce bamboo trout rod for black baas in the Chippewa and Mississippi 

 laat year. The time you mention ia the beat. 



D.M Y., Morristown.— My setter dog Is very lean, coat rough, eyes 

 running, breath very offensive at times ; eats very little, and at times 

 ravenously; is greatly troubled with tblrst, and drinks inordinately, 

 often literally gorging himself with water and then throwing It up ; 

 does not digest his food ; is very nervous, and when on a point trem- 

 bles violently and soon becomeB exhausted. Ans. Your dog bas 

 worms. Give him areca nnt in the proportion of two grains tor each 

 pound of bis weight, on an empty stomach ; four hours after give him 

 1 oz. castor oil. 



A. Van B., Hackensack, N. J.— Abont two weeks ugo my suiter pup, 

 eight months old, was attacked with a cough and running at the eyes. 

 I gave him a dose of oil aad bathed his eyes with a BOltltlonof Ktn&, 

 The cough soon ceased, but tbe eyes atlll run. A few days ago a alittht 

 cough returned, aud a Bore not unlike a sty appeared on eucb eye. 

 Appetite asd spirits exce.lent. Aus. Give your dog one grain pow- 

 dered opium and one grain ipecac twice a day. Bathe the eyea with 

 lukewarm water. If ihe dog is not losing flesb, and bis appetite is 

 good, he will probably come out all right without any medicine. 



L. S„ Salem, O— Where can I find the chespBstand best book on 

 flsh culture ? State price. Ans. There ia no American work on gen- 

 eral flab culture, If we except the Joint production of the Hon. Kobt. B. 

 Roosevelt and Seth Green, Esq , a small volume of 160 pages, which a'- 

 thongli It advertises itself to contain all that can be said on the subject 

 of Flah Culture, la nevertheless to onr view, meagre and imparled. 

 The price la *1, wo believe, to be obtained of Geo. H. Meyers, 76 Cham- 

 beis st. Livingston Stone's book entitled " Dumeatlcatcd Trnnt," treats 

 very thoroughly and Intelligently of that branch of the subject. Pilce 

 *l,75. 



H. H., McKeesport.— 1. My puppies 9 weeks old puff up and seem In 

 great pain after eating. Not able to walk, the fore legs seeming use- 

 less, any more tban being able to stand np, when they stlcK their noses 

 on the ground and try to stand on their heads. Tiny then sit down 

 and bite at the rectum. In the course of half an hour they are all right, 

 again. Feed them on bread and milk warmed, stools regular and 

 hraitliy. I thought they had worms, but after using areca nut and 

 castor oil, I could not And any trace of them. 2 Are the nrgrutnry 

 quail expecied from Europe this month? Ana. 1. We should cer- 

 tainly say that worms were the cause of the trouble. Unless the areca 

 nut wits given when they were fasting It would not he likely to have 

 any effect. Try one gram of Bontonine lor aever il consecutive days. 

 It is better for very yonng puppies tban areca nut. 2. Yes, but tbey 

 have not yet arrived. 



F. w. H., Silver City, Idabo.— Where can I get Information about, the 

 taking of eggs from fish, to be sent to otber places so they will keep 

 for a short, time and hatch. We wish to transfer some of the celebrated 

 " red llBh " caught In the Mountain Lake of Idaho. Ans. You can get 

 a double transportation can from J. C. Hitchcock, Or.onomowoc, Wis- 

 consin, or you might easily make ono jourself out of tin or wood. Our 

 own plan, which Commissioner Webber of New Hampshire, approve?, 

 la to fasten a perforated wooden bowl to the bottom ot a barrel, and Bet 

 the barrel into a tub of water, no that the apace between the tub and 

 barrel will not be more than three Inches. The swashing Ol the water 

 lu ihe courae of tranaportaion aerates It, and keeps the fish alive. Tina 

 is cauaed by the rocking of the barrel as well as the Jolting of the car 

 or wagon. The barrel should be perforated too. 



W E F , Cambridge.— Would I And good shooting in Labrador dur- 

 ing tbe'mo'mbs of July and August 7 Could I reach it by sailing vessel 

 from Boa'on ? What would the average expense be for anoii a trip r.ir 

 four months? Is It a close season for fishing and aaootlDS anM>B ' 

 mouths? How la tha climate, temperate or old? Ans. For passat-e 

 to Labrador address U. M. Culck, 113 Franklin at,, Boston. Tare $4(1(1. 

 There are always many vessels sailing out of Newburyport au-i 

 cester about this time, lu wh.cu you m.ghtaecare passage ; also from 

 Yarmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia, St. John, N. B , aud Qaer.ee. 

 There is no close season for game In Labrador. Climate template but 

 cliamtetul from mul.l e ol J uue to drat Ot September. Curlew arrive 

 urst of August. There should be no shooting before then. Better con- 

 sult Mr. Uallock'a article In tf«rjW* magazine for April and May, lBfll 



