FOREST AND STREAM. 



39 



Three-Legged Race— 1st, Wm. Robertson and Andrew 

 Kennie; 2d, J. T. Crossley and James McLaren; 3d, A. C. 

 Reid and Wm. Dunomore. 



Tossing the Caber— 1st, Hugh McKinnon, 38 ft. 7 in.; 2d, 

 A. McKay, 36 ft. 6 in. ; 3d, Wm. Robertson. 



Egg Eaee— 1st, J. T. Crossley; 2d; W. J. Hume; 3d, An- 

 drew Rennie. 



Throwing the 56 lb. weight— -1st, H. McKinnon, 22 ft. 4 in. ; 

 2d, A. McKay, 21 ft.; 31, Wm. Laird, 19 ft. 8 in. 



One Mile Race— 1st, W. J. Hume; 2d, Maxwell E. More; 

 3d, H. Faulkner. 



Hurdle Race [Boys)— 1st, R. J. Forfar; 2d, C. Pollock; 

 3d, E.P. Edgar. 



Vaulting with Pole— 1st, J. T. Crossley 9 ft. 9 in. ; 2d, W. 

 Ronertson, 9 ft. 6 in. ; 3d, F. Duke, 9ft. 



Throwiny the Light Hammer — 1st, H. Kinnon, 106 ft. 2 

 in.; ?d, A. Mckay, 103 ft. 4 in.; 3d, John Anderson, 100 ft. 

 1 in. 



Highland Fling — 1st, James McLaren; 2d, James Aitchi- 

 son; 3d, John West. 



Standing High Leap — 1st. J.' T. Crossley, 4 ft. 3 in. ; 2d, 

 J. McMillan, 4 ft. 2 in. ; 3d, John West, 4 ft. 1 in. 



Sack Race over hurdles — 1st, W. Robertson; 2d, J. T. Cross- 

 ley; 3d, P. Ried. 



Games at Washington. — The clubs of Waverly and 

 Baltimore have been sufferers by the rain, and to these may 

 be added that of the Washington, D. C, club. Nothing 

 but a fine day was wanting to make the third annual gath- 

 ering a grand success. Many other cities sent representa- 

 tives, including Fall River, New York, Philadelphia, 

 Baltimore and Richmond. The clansmen turned out in 

 large numbers, and the pipers were playing their best. 

 The ground — Seventh street Park — had been prepared and 

 decorated, and a very general interest was manifested in 

 the gatheriug. Whenthe first part of the games had been 

 carried through and the athletes were enjoying an inter- 

 mission the rain came on, and with the exception of those 

 detailed below, the games on the programme were aban- 

 doned. 



PRIZE LIST. 



Putting the Heavy stone — 1st, A McKay, 32 ft 6 in; 2nd, 

 Robert Cameron, 28 ft 7 in. 



Putting 'the Light Stone- -1st. A McKay, 37 ft 8 in; 2nd, 

 R Cameron, 32 ft 9 in. 



Running Long Jump— -1st, John Maloney, 16 ft 10 in; 2nd, 

 Henry Elder, 16 ft 5 in. 



Running Hop, Step and Jump — 1st, J T Maloney, 38 ft 

 3 in; 2nd, A McKay, 36 ft 6 in. 



Standing Jump — 1st, A McKay, 9 ft 7 in; 2nd, William 

 Elder, 9 ft 1 in. 



Short Race— -(150 yards)— 1st, J T Maloney; 2nd, H 

 Elder. 



Tossing the Caber — 1st, A McKay, 41 ft 5 in; 2d, R Came- 

 ron, 39 ft 9 in. 



Throwing Heavy Hammer — 1st, A McKay, 90 ft 3 in; 2d, 

 R Cameron, 78 ft 2 in. 



Throwing Light Llammer — 1st, A McKay, 117 ft; 2d, R 

 Cameron, 97 ft -7 in. 



Three-legged Race — 1st, Maloney .and Elder; 2d, Cameron 

 and McKay. 



Highland Fling — 1st, J D Robertson; 2d, John McGre- 

 gor. 



Sword Dance — 1st, L D Robertson; 2d, John McGregor. 



Quoits — 1st, George Anderson; 2d, James Kelley. 



The dances were performed in the pavilion. A feature 

 of the afternoon was a feat performance by Mr. John T, 

 Maloney, of Fall. River, Mass., who jumped into and out 

 of 150 barrels consecutively. He was greatly applauded 

 for the exhibition in a style so peculiar of his strength and 

 skill. In spite of the rain, this and other feats which 

 could be performed under cover, amused the spectators, 

 who were very generally satisfied with the day's sport. 



New York Athletic Club.— The Fall meeting of this 

 association will be held on the 4th of October, and com- 

 petitors are expected from all parts of this country and 

 Canada. The grounds at Mott Haven are being enlarged, 

 the running track having been extended to one-fifth of a 

 mile in length and twenty feet in Width. A grand stand, 

 capable of holding 1,000 persons, and a capacious two- 

 story club house, are being erected. Information regard- 

 ing entries, etc , can be obtained by addressing the secre- 

 tary, P. O. Box 387. 



CRICKET. 



Paterson vs. Prospect Park.— The return game be- 

 tween these clubs was played at Paterson Aug. 17th before 

 quite a crowd of spectators, including quite a number of 

 ladies. The Brooklyn party found a picked eleven made 

 up against them, all of course, members of the Paterson 

 club, including Lemon, the professional of the St. George 

 club of last season; Brewster, the professional of the 

 Staten Island club, together with McDougal, Greig, and 

 Gilbert, of the Manhattan. This was too strong a combi- 

 nation for the Park team and they succumbed as will be 

 seen by the appended score. — Prospect Park, 1st innings, 

 44; second, 33; total, 77. Paterson, 1st innings, 38; second' 

 40; total, 78. 



Syracuse, August 19th. — A cricket match was played 

 here to-day between Central Canada and Central New 

 York. Central New Yorks never having played together 

 before were no match for the experienced Kanucks. But 

 one inning was played by each on account of the weather 

 though the New Yorkers commenced their second innin^.' 

 Score, Canada, one inning, 137; Central New York, first 

 inning, 33; second, 42. 



—The Boston Red Stocking eleven, base ball champions 



plaved an eleven of the St. James Cricket Club on Au»\ 



20tfi, in St. Louis, the Boston t.eam winning in one inning" 



with 34 runs to spare. to ' 



the amateur arena. 



Syrabuse, Aug. 17.— The Crickets, of Binghamton, and 

 the Stars, of this city, played a match game on the grounds 

 of the latter club to day. Owing to the Stars' inability to 

 get together their regular nine, they were badly defeated. 

 The following is the score:— 



' Innings. 



Crickets 7 2 



Stars 3 7 



Passed balls —Crickets, 4; Stars, 4. 

 row* — Crickets, 8; Stars, 7. Left on 

 Stars, 7. 



Umpire- Henry Wheeler, of Binghamton. Time of 

 game — 2 hours 25 minutes. Rox. 



—In the Lynn tournament the Graf tons won the first prize, 

 defeating the Live Oaks by 4 to 2. The Live Oaks have 

 boaten the T\ B.'s and Beacons and lxaye been beaten by 



6 2—11 



ooo o—io 

 First base on er- 

 base— Crickets, 6: 



the Lowells and Graftons, and therefore stand tie with the 

 Lowells, two won and two lost. The T. B.'s have been 

 defeated by the Lowells, Graftons and Live Oaks, and gain 

 one from the Beacons by the failure of the latter to appear 

 Saturday. 



The following are the scores of some of the best amateur 

 games played since our last issue: — 



August 16— Graf ion vs. Lowell, at Lynn, Mass .6 to 3 



August 16— Astor vs. Red Hook of Brook'u.at Jersey City. 6 to 5 

 August 17— Lowell vs. T B. of Bridgeport, at Lynn, Mass. 3 to 1 

 August 17— Resolute vs. Star, of Newark, at Waverly. ... .5 to 1 



August 17— Alaska vs. Arlington, at Melrose 5 to 3 



* August 17— Philadelphia vs. Burlington, at Burlington 7 to 4 



August 18— Olympic of Paterson vs. Burlington, at Bur'gtn.7 to 5 



August 18— Staten Island vs. Athletic of New York 9 to 4 



August 19— Live Oak vs. Beacon, at Lynn, Mass .8 to 1 



August 19— Quickstep vs. Mystic, at Mauhattanville, 11 in. .8 to 7 



Aueust 19 — Grafton vs. T. B of Bridgeport, at Lynn . . 9 to 3 



August 19— Frontier vs. Americas, at Prospect Park 9 to 3 



August 21— Active vs. Hamond. at Bracklen, Mass 7 to 4 



August 21- -King Phillip vs. Rollston. at Fitchburg 5 to 4 



August 21 — Staten Island vs. 'Concord, at S. I., 11 in 8 to 7 



August 21— Resolute vs. Tuttie &- Bailey, at Waverly 6 to 3 



August 21— Grafton vs. Live 0;ik, at Lynn 4 to 2 



August 21— Expert vs. National of Washington, at Hams- . 



burg, 10 innings 8 to 7 



August 21— Astor vs. Battery, at Jersey City ...9to0 



— A pretty game was played in Rochester on the ' 18th 

 between the track nine of that city and Criekets, of Bing- 

 hamton, the former winning by G to 2. 



— The game is rapidly spreading in Canada. The New 

 Havens go over the border next week, and other noted 

 clubs will give the Dominions a call this September. 



— One of the best amateur games played in Philadelphia 

 this season was the match of Aug. 14th between the ama- 

 teur Experts and the Philadelphia professionals, the score 

 of which is appended : — 



EXPERT. 

 K. 



Jackson, s s 1 



Qjiinron, c 



Blackburn, 2d b...t 



Myers, 1st, b 



Dixon, 3d b 



F flutter, if 1 



Harbridge, c f 1 



Householder, r f. ..1 

 Carrigan, p 



Totals 5 11 



1b. P0. A. 

 1 l 2 







6 







2 



4 



5 



3 



8 



•o 



1 



3 







1 



1 



1 







1 



o 



2 



2 



1 



1 



1 



3 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Murnan, 3d b 



McMullin, p 2 



Addv. r. f.. 1 



Meyerle, 3d b 2 1 



Fulmer, s. s 1 1 



Malone 1st b 2 



Snyder, c 1 4 



Schafer, c. f... 1 



Treacy, 1. f ..0 2 



K. IB. P.O. A. 



27 13| Total 4 13 27 9 



Innings. 



Expert 10 4 3 0—5 



Philadelphia 2 10 1 0-4 



— On Aug. 20, the Hartford Amateurs and the Tunxis 

 club, of Union ville, had a good game together, ending with 

 the appended score: — 



Amateur 10 10 0-2 



Tnnxis 4 0—4 



TJmdire, Mr. Brown of TJnionville; earned runs, none. 

 THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA. 



The games played in the arena since our last issue have 

 not been as numerous as they should have been, but some - 

 few games have been played, as the record below shows: — 



Aug. 16 -Hartford vs. New Haven, at New Haven 5 to 2 



Aug. 16— Athletic vs. St. Louis, at St. Loins 3 to 1 



Au^. 17— Athletic vs. Chicago, at Chicago 8 to 4. 



Aug. 18- Athletic vs. Chicago, at Chicago 11 to 6 



Aug. IS— Philadelphia vs. New Haven, at Philadelphia 3 to 2 



Aug. 19 -Philadelphia vs. Hartford, at Philadelphia 5 to 1 



Aug. 19 -Boston vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis ' 2 to 1 



Aug. 20— Hartford vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn 2 to 



Aug. 21— St. Louis vs. Boston, at St. Louis 5 to 3 



Aug. 21 —Hartford vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn 7 to 3 



A ug. 23— Chicago vs. Boston, at. Chicago 13 to 1 1 



Aug. 23— Athletic vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis 3 to 2 



It will be seen that while the Athletics have won every 

 game they have played out West — four up to Aug. 23 — 

 the Reds have lost two out of three. In the defeats sus- 

 tained by the Reds they were minus the services of Spauld- 

 ing, their pitcher. White also being out of his position. 

 The full record up to Aug. 23, is as follows: — 



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03 







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5 



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Boston I .. | 5 



Athletic | 1| . . 



Hartford I 01 2 



St. Louis I 2i 1 



Philadelphia j 0| 1 



Chicago ; ] 2] -1 



Mutual I 0| 1 



New Haven I II 



Atlantic | 



Ked Stockings | Ol 



Games Lost 6 1 1 1 



5] 6i 



2| 5 1 

 .. II 

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51 Hi 

 3] 4| 



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2l|2l|25!31 31|13 



4i ii 



6| 0| 



91 3; 



2| 2 



51 1 



21 4 



3, 2 



01 



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34 

 33 

 24 

 21 



20 



20 



4 



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1 



198 



— Tournaments are all the rage at. present in base-ball 

 circles, the committee men of fairs finding that it paj^s 

 well to add a base-ball tourney to their attractions. The 

 tourney at Lynn has paid well, being marked by some very 

 close contests. The latest announcement is of a tourney 

 to be held early in September at Lowell, Mass., at which 

 purses amounting to $1,000 cash are to be contested for. 



lew ilnblwitionB. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



Irish Riflemen in America. By Major Arthur Blenner- 



bassest Leech. Van Nostraud, 23 Murray street, New Yoi±. Price $2. 

 Coincident with the arrival home of the American Rifle Team comes 

 opportunely Major Leech's hook descriptive of his visit to America last 

 year, which' we shall be pleased to review at length soon. 



Wild Scenes and Wild Hunters. By C. W. Webber. 



Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, Philadelphia. 

 Mr. Webber is already favorably known to the lover of wild Western 

 sports and scenes as the author of "The Hunter Naturalist" and "Old 

 Hicks the Guide." His present work contains sketches and portraits of 

 Audubon, Wilson, and Boone, as well as stories of wild border life and 

 stirring adventures by flood and field, and in hunting all the larger game 

 of our continent. Nor are the hunting descriptions confined to Amer- 

 ica; going to the old world the writer describes the killing of elephants, 

 lions, giraffes, and the game of South Africa generally. The book will 

 be found entertaining in the long Winter evenings when rod and gun 

 are consigned to rack and closet. 



A Summer in Norway. By John Dean Caton, LL. D., 

 Chief Justice of the Sta f e of Illinois. Jansen, McClurg & Co Chi- 

 cago, and D. Appleton & Co., New York. 



It is but recently that we published more than a column of extracts 

 from the advance sheets of Judge Caton's book, so that little now re- 

 mains for us to do but to announce its issue from the press, and to inj 

 form our readers that the bulk of the work amply verifies ' the samples' 

 we have already laid before them. The information concerning Nor- 



way, its fauna, and the manners and customs of the people is all fresh, 

 seen with the eyes of a keen- observer, and described by a practiced pen 

 in a plain and readable manner. We can heartily recommend the book 

 as one of the most interesting works of travel with which we have met. 

 The Aquatic Monthly for August contains a record of 

 the yachting and boating events of the season, and the extent and relia- 

 bility of its reports render it a valuable repository of information re- 

 lating to aquatic pastimes. August Bretano, 39 Union Square. 



%W°^i^ Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 

 J, A. II., Boston, Mass.— For information relative to Allagash route, 

 address E. J. Thompson, 17 Market street, Lynn, Mass. 



G. W. M., Augusta, Me.— What is the best work on taxidermy, where 

 can it be obtained, and for what price? Ans. "Field Ornithology," 

 published in Boston; price $2.75. We can send it. 



H. T. T., Tecumseh, Neb.— Please tell me whose make of a revolver 

 you consider the best. I want to get one and want the best. I think 

 about 3'MOO is large enough? Ans. Smith & Wesson, .32. 



R. T. M., New Haven.— Where can I get decoy ducks, and at what 

 price per dozen? Ans. At II. C. Squires, 1 Courtlandt street, city; 

 price $10 to $16. 



Coming.— The best greenheart rods that we know of in this country 

 are manufactured by J. B. Crook, 50 Fulton street, New York, and 

 Dingee Scribner, St. John, New Brunswick. 



F. Din^fjelder, New York.— Please inform me if there is good duck 

 shooting in season at South Oyster Bay, and at Canarsie Bay, L. I., and 

 to whom must I apply? Ans. Duck shooting is only fair at these 

 placjs. You will find a plenty of good baymen at each place. 



AReader, Brattleboro, Vt.— Where can a pair of light shoes suitable 

 for wading, and something that will not soften on the bottoms by stand- 

 ing in water several hours, be obtained? Ans. Frank "Good, Manches- 

 ter, N. H., has the wading shoes you need. 



D. II. B., Syracuse, N. Y.— Are Coifs navy revolvers of the old style 

 alterable so that fixed ammunition or cartridges can be used/and if so, 

 by whom, and where? Ans. Yes; send to George Hayden, gunsmith, 

 143 Fulton street, New York. 



E. L. V., New York.— Please inform me if there is good trout fishing 

 in Pennsylvania; where, and how late fly-fishing is allowed bylaw? 

 Ans? Our paper informed you last week that trout fishing in Pennsyl- 

 vania ended 15th August. 



G. B., Alton, 111., F. B. F., Paris, Ont., I. W., Farmingten, 111., and 

 many others.- -We have discovered another lot of the combined sun dial 

 and compass, which we can furnish yon, or any of our friends who may 

 desire them, upon receipt of price, $1 each. 



T. M C, Lockhaven, Pa.— Please inform me whether the Ward - 

 Burton gun will be realy for the market this season, and what has 

 caused the delay? Mr. Burton informs us that he can fix no date at 

 which his guns will be put upon the market, but probably in the Fall. 



Pawtaw.— Our correspondent can get the book he wants ("The Set- 

 tler's Guide") by writing to Hon. Biennis Eagan, Tallahassee, Fla., en- 

 closing twelve cents postage, and if he Will send his name to Ceo. J. 

 Alden, New Smyrna, Fla., he will send him his pamphlet, which is now 

 in press. 



G. S. B , Washington, D. C —Do you know anything about the gnns 

 made by Field, of London, Eng , are they good, and what do they sell 

 for? Also any other particulars in regard to these guns. Ans. We can 

 not learn of any gun maker in London by the name of Field. 'Dealers 

 in guns frequently have their names engraved on guns which they Bell. 



H. A. F. Delevatt, 111.— Can you inform me as to the reputation of 

 breech loading shot guns made by CJias. Green, of Rochester, N. Y. ? 

 Is'nt his reputation. good in New York State? Can yon tell me where I 

 can procure alt the rules for trap shooting, both English and American? 

 Ans. We have never seen any of the guns you allude to, and know 

 nothing of -their reputation in the State. From E. S. Harris, No. 177 

 Broadway, you can get a pamphlet containing rules for trap and pigeon 

 shooting. 



Jacob. — Please inferm me what a trawl is, technically speaking. I see 

 it often used in Forest and Strram? Ans. A trawl is a line 2 JO yards 

 long or more, stretched across the mouth of a bay, between two buo/s. 

 At-about every six feet there will be a wooden float, from which is sus- 

 pended a short line, at the end of which is a hook kept down by a sinker 

 and baited with a small live fish. In this manner hardly a fish can enter 

 the bay to feed without being causrht, and the slaughter becomes whole- 

 sale. Besides a great many are mutilated and killed that are not caught. 



Gunner, W. Farmington, Me.— Will you please inform a few of us 

 who are beginners, but not yet able to sport a costJy Remington or 

 Sharp rifle, in regard to proper distance, size of target, etc., to be used 

 in practice with a Stevens or Wesson skeleton stock rifle, 15 inch bar- 

 rels, calibre, 1% and 32. Of course with these weapons we do not expect 

 any long range work; but are they serviceable for practice, and what 

 ought they to do? Ans. Send to J. S. Conlin, No. 930 Broadway, for 

 some of his Creedmoor targets i educed to scale for 25 yards. Also his 

 ready measurement targets; price $1.50 per 100. 



Oscar. Hants Falls.— Where, in Maryland or Virginia, can our party 

 ,of two or three find first-class duck shooting this Fall, with good private 

 board and attendance? We prefer some place not visited by the gen- 

 eral crowd of shooters. Please give me the address of some party who 

 can accommodate us and who you can recommend. Ans. Address 

 Capt. James Scott, Ocean House, Green Run Beach, Worcester county 

 Md., or Littleton Dennis, Snow Hill, Md. They can inform you. There 

 is always good duck shooting on the Havre de Grace flats and Gun- 

 powder River, Md., and at Chincoteague Island, Va. Take steamer 

 from Newtown. 



S. S. W., Washington.— I have a setter about eight months old. He 

 has some kind of disease similar to the mange. He breaks out in boils 

 From the first appearance they seem to be hard and then turn to sores 

 especially on his knees, which seem to have some five or six on each'. 

 I have tried several remedies, and lastly coal oil, but they don't seem to" 

 do any good. Will you please inform me what is best to do for him? I 

 of ten wash him with soap and water. Would it be advisable to break 

 him in with a tame bird? When about three months old he would point 

 it, but now he will trail it up and watch it, instead of pointing. Ans. 

 Give your young setter a few doses of flour of sulphur and plenty "of ex- 

 ercise. Feed with boiled rice, corn, or oatmeal. It very often proves 

 injurious to a young setter or pointer to practice him much on a tame 

 bird, as it accustoms him to use his eyes instead of his nose. 



Anomily, New, York.— Will you please explain why in pigeon 

 matches the best shots frequently get no prize? For instance: A and B 

 each shoot ten birds, E and D each kill nine birds, and E gets eight 

 pigoons. A and B shoot off their tie and A takes first prize. Then in- 

 stead of, as one would naturally suppose, B taking second prize, his two 

 inferiors— C and D — proceed to shoot for second prize, while the third 

 prize goes to E without further palaver. Under this system it mi°nt 

 happen that a duffer, who shot no birds at all, would carry off a second 

 or third prize from half a dozen good shots, who had killed all their 

 birds. Why is this thing thus? Ans. We cannot imagine upon what 

 principle of equity such rules as you allude to in trap shooting for prizes 

 can be made. It is easy to see that very indifferent shooting may be re- 

 warded, while crack shooting gets nothing. In our opinion such a rule 

 is entirely wrong. In fact we can see how a shooter may win a sec- 

 ond or third prize surely by making a bad shot. For instance: Suppose 

 six shooters are shooting for two prizes, $200 for best shot, $103 for sec- 

 ond best, at say ten birds each. The first five shooting kill ten ■birds 

 each. Then, all the sixth man shooting has to do in order to will tfcg 

 ), is to make bad shooting. Should such things he? 



