FOREST AND STREAM, 



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THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET 

 MATCHES. 



Philadelphia., Pa., August 30th, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



Arrangements for the Cricket Tournament are being rapidly comple- 

 ted. The first game will be on Sept. 13th, between the Philadelphia and 

 Canadian teams. On the 15th and 16th September the British Officers' 

 team will contest. The British Officers and the Philadelphia. Eleven 

 play on Friday and Saturday, 17th. and ISrh. The game between the 

 Philadelphia team and an All-comer's eleven will close the tournament 

 on the 20th and 21st. The British Officers team is as follows : Captain 

 N. W. "Wallace, field captain; Lieuts. Hon. Keith Turmour, H. L. 

 Farmer, J. D. llowden, R. C. Davies, all of the Sixtieth Royal Riiles, 

 Capt. W. W. Taylor, Lieuts. F. Carpenter and M. Singleton, of the 

 Eighty-seventh Royal Irish Fasilecrs; Lieut. W. Saville, Royal Navy; 

 Lieuts. G. E. Brown and P. F. Tallents, of the Twentieth Regiment, 

 and Lieut. H. Cummings, of the Ninety-seventh Regiment; extras, 

 Capt. C. Tennant, Eighty-seventh Regiment Royal Irish Fusileers; and 

 Lieut. W. H. Sykes, Royal Engineers; scorer, Lieut. W. H. Holbeck, 

 Sixtieth Royal Rifles. 



The Canadian Eleven will be— Rev. Thomas D. Phillips, field captain; 

 andC. Brodie, of Ottawa; C. McLean and L. Brison, of Montreal; A. 

 Greenfield, of Toronto; R. Hope, of Hamilton; J. Whelaa, of Lon- 

 don; W.Wells of Chatham; G. Hall, of Port Hope; Maj. Morris, of 

 Frederictown, N. B. ; E. Kearney, of Halifax, N. S. ; and F. Armstrong, 

 of Orilla; extra,. Dr. Sprague, of Toronto; scorer, A. W. Powell, of Ot- 

 tawa; umpire, G. Brunell, of Ottawa. 



• The visitors are expected on the 11th Inst., anl will be the guests of 

 the Philadelphia cricket clubs. Their quarters will be at the Continen- 

 tal. The tournament will be held at the grounds of the Germantown 

 Cricket Club, near Nicetown. On Saturday last there was a practice 

 game between two elevens selected by G. Newhall and D. Newhall. On 

 Saturday next there will be a game between the Young American 

 Cricket Club and a picked Philadelphia twelve, after which the remain- 

 ing vacancies on the team will be filled. , Sculls. 



A correspondent of the Toronto Globe says of this 

 eleven: "I venture to affirm that the team is not only the 

 strongest ever got together in Canada, but also the very 

 best available. It is, moreover, thoroughly representative. 

 I propose that as many of the above as possible shall meet 

 -in Toronto on Saturday, September 11th, and there play 

 the best twelve that can be brought against them, leaving 

 for the States that evening. The team will on Monday, 

 being then completed by the arrival of the Eastern contin- 

 gent, play the St. George's club of New York a one day's 

 match, leaving the same evening or next morning for Phil- 

 adelphia, a run of only two hours by rail, resting Friday, 

 thus witnessing the finish of the first match of the tourna- 

 ment, America vs. England. The Canada twelve will com- 

 mence their four days' play on Wednesday, September 

 15th, their match being against America, and their second 

 against England, i. e., vs. the English military twelve. 



On Monday, the 20th, twelve of Philadelphia will play a 

 twelve selected from the Canadians and Englismen." 



BASEBALL — THE PROFESSIONAL AIIKNA. 



The closeness of the contest for the pennant between 

 the Boston and Athletic nines, which is now marking the 

 battles in the championship arena is giving an interest to 

 the closing months of the season not previously anticipated. 

 Up to August 30, inclusive, the record showed the "Reds" 

 and "Blues" to be within three games of each other, as 

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— The games of the Redstockings have been thrown out 

 as there is not now time for them to play their quota of 

 six games with each club, still less to play their full series 

 of ten games. 



— The best games in the arena since our last issue, were 



the following: — 



Aug. 24— Hartford vs. Mutual, at Hartford 3 to 2 



Aug, 26— Athletic vs. Chicago, at Chicago 2 to 1 



Aug. 26— Hartford vs. Mutual, at Hartford 8 to 2 



Aug. 27- Athletic vs. Chicago, at Chicago. 5 to 



Aug. 30— Boston vs. Mutual, at Boston 9 to 1 



— The other games during the week, were as follows: — 



Aug. 24— Boston vs. Chioago, at Chipago 13 to 9 



Aug. 25— Athletic Vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis (forfeit) 9 to 



Aug. 25— Philadelphia vs. Atlantic, at Philadelphia 14 to 2 



Aug. 26— Philadelphia vs. Atlantic, at Philadelphia 10 to 5 



Aug. 27— Athletic vs. Chicago, at Chicago 14 to 8 



Aug. 30— Hartford vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia 11 to 3 



— This week the Boston club plays in Rrooklyn and 

 Philadelphia, and before they return home they will add 

 five victories to their record out of the seven they will 

 play, or we shall be much mistaken. 



THE AMATEUR ARENA. . ■ 



Among the amateur games of the past week worthy of 

 note, may be named the following: — 



Ang. 26— Live Oak vs. Taunton, at Lynn 3 to 



Aug. 3(J — flyaway vs. Stars of Syracuse, at Syracuse 3 to 1 



Aug. 28— Philadelphia vs. Burlington 4 to 



Aug. 23— Blue Stocking vs. Star, at Cincinnati 4 to 2 



' Aug. 25— star vs. Eagle, at Covington 4 to 3 



Aug. 21— California vs . Alert, at San Francisco 4 to 2 



Aug. 25— Champion vs. Virginia, at Abingdon 5 to 4 



' Aug. 20— Champion vs. Cave City, at Abingdon, Va 6 to 



Aug. 25— Eagle vs. Blue Stocking, at Cincinnati 7 to 6 



Aug. 27— National vs. Eagle, at Washington 7 to 6 



Aug. 21— Expert vs. National, at Hamsburg, (10 innings).. 7 to 7 



Aug. 27— Beacon vs. Live Oak, at Boston 7 to 6 



Aug. 27— Star vs. Tuttle & Bailey, at Irvington 8 to 2 



Ang. 28— West Philadelphia vs. Riverton, at Philadelphia. 8 to 3 



Aug. 24— Otoe vs. Baltimore, at Nebraska City 8 to 4 



Aug. 24— Randolph vs. Hoboken, at Dover 8 to 4 



Aug. 27— Chelsea vs. Reliance, at Brooklyn. 8 to 6 



— On Saturday James Moffat, of Norwich, Conn., and 

 W. Kimball, of Huntington, Long Island, ran a foot race 

 at Hempstead, L. L, for a stake of $200 a side; distance, 

 125 yards. Kimball took the start at the lead and kept it 

 for 100 yards, when Moffat closed the gap and going to the 

 front won the race by three feet in 12f seconds. The 

 judges were Messrs. Finch and Crowley, and Thomas Chal- 

 mers, referee, 



lew gnblicxfians. 



Scribner's still holds its own as the most varied and en- 

 tertaining of our magazines, although we would mildly suggest that a 

 few more such articles as that entitled "Mr. Beecher" in the current 

 number would scarcely balance the excellence of its other pages. The 

 warmest partisanship could scarcely warrant the tone and language of 

 that article, and the editor has very much mistaken the sentiment of the 

 general public if he imagines it to be in accord with him. With regret 

 we notice the conclusion of Mr. C. E. Waring, Jr.'s, sketches under the 

 title of "A Farmer's Vacation." No more interesting descriptions of 

 travel have ever appeared in an American magazine. We are again 

 treated to a homeopathic dose o*£ Jules Verne in a chapter of "The Mys- 

 terious Island," and to a very entertaining and well illustrated article on 

 "Chicago." 



St. Nicholas for September contains the continuation of 

 Miss Alcott's story, "Eight Cousins," and Mr. Trowbridge's capital 

 story of "The Young Surveyor." The table of contents is uuusually 

 long and varied, and comprises matter suited for children of every age, 

 from the little toddler, who can only enjoy the picture, to the more ma- 

 ture master and miss. 



The Galaxy for September, full, as usual, of good things, 

 is on our table. "Dear Lady Disdain." Justin McCarthy's story, is 

 continued; JohnCodman takes the reader through the peculiar phases of 

 Utah life; A Review of Sherman's Memoir is commenced, wherein the 

 writer evinces a warm appreciation of the Memoirs and the military 

 achievements of which they are a record. "Leah, A Woman of F ash- 

 ion," by Mrs. Annie Edwards; "A Sketch of Madame Ratazzi," by Ju- 

 nius Henri Browne; "A Slight Misunderstanding," a sketch of New 

 York life; A Paper on French Plays, by Albert Rhodes; Lucy C. AVhite's 

 "Summer Days in London;" A Paper on Tennyson's Queen Mary, by 

 H.James, Jr.,and Richard Kirk White, on "The Spelling of the Future," 

 complete the leading articles, which arc supplemented by the usual va- 

 riety of "Drift Wood, 1 ' Scientific Miscellany, Literary Notes, etc. Shel- 

 don & Co., publishers, 677 Broadway. 



The Popular Science Monthly, (with cut leaves,) for Sep- 

 tember contains a valuable paper on "House Ventilation," which we 

 would commend to the attention of house builders aud architects. The 

 cliffs and canons of the Colorado Valley arc described in an illustrated 

 paper by Major Powell, and Professor Morse contributes one of his in- 

 structive articles ontitled "Fresh Water Mollusks." The information 

 contained within the pages of this magazine" is varied as well as valua- 

 ble, and we regard it as one of the most valuable of our periodicals. 



The- Illustrated Household Magazine— This monthly publi- 

 cation, although unpretentious in typography, contains a large assortment 

 of excellent matter, ana for the price, only $1 per annum, its pages are re- 

 markably well filled. The current issue comprises a number of inter- 

 esting sketches of travel and stories by well known writers. Mr. A. 

 Benrimo is now editor of the Household, and the publication office is at 

 No. 41 Park row. 



Savannah News. — We direct attention to the card of this 

 journal in another column. It is one of the best newspapers in the 

 South, and contains much intelligence of special interest to those who 

 wish to visit that section. Its chief editor is Col. Wm. T. Thompson, a 

 veteran of the Florida war as well as of Southern journalism, and widely 

 known as Major Jones, author of "Major Jones' Courtship," and other 

 humorous papers. He is familiarly acquainted with every portion of 

 Florida, and his paper contains copious notes of current ovents in that 

 State. We commend the News to those who would like to read a relia- 

 ble Southern journal, or wish to bring their business before the people 

 of Florida and the South Atlantic States. 



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J^"l\o Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



J. M. R., Boston.— Will you please publish the address of the party 

 engaged in breeding minks, somewhere in your State? Ana. H. Res- 

 siqtie, Verona, Oneida county, N. Y. 



J. T. H., Hudson, N. Y.— The combined compass and sun-dial is the 

 same handy little pocket companion to which we alluded last Spring. 

 We can forward ycu one on receipt of price, $1. 



F. G. New York.— Will you please give me the address of some one 

 who conld supply me with young black walnut trees, in Ohio. Ans, 

 Address R. G. Hanford, Columbus Nursery, Columbus, Ohio. 



F. H. M.,Newtonville, Mass.— Please send me the names of some 

 books on dogs and the price of the same.. Ans. "Dinks, Mayhew and 

 Hutchinson." We can supply you with a copy; the price is $3. 



J. B. B., Rockford, III.— Please inform me what is the best book on 

 taxidermy for a beginner, and what is the price of the same? Ans. This 

 question was answered in our last paper, and twenty times before. 



Bob and Others.— Perth Amboy is one of the best weakfishing 

 grounds near New York. Take Statcn Island boat to Third Landing, 

 carB to Tottenville, ferry to Perth Amboy; fare whole distance, 25 cents. 



H. N. C, Waterville.— Cannot partridge (ruffed grouse) be shot after 

 the 1st of September? It was in the local paper that the close season 

 was until October. Ans. Open season in New York State September 1st. 



A. J. T., Castile.— Can I use Ely's wire cartridge in a breech loader 

 choke bored gun? Ans. Ely's wire cartridges may be used hi a choke 

 bored gun, but choke boring is intended to obviate the necessity for their 

 use. 



H. L. S., New York.— Tn your answer to W. S. B. August 5th you say 

 that' "the drachm is a powder measure." Please inform me what the 

 table is. Ans." The powder drachm is an arbitrary measure, not in ac- 

 cordance with any organized table. 



G. W. H., Philadelphia.— Can the Rushton boat mentioned in last 

 number of Forest and Stream be used with a pair of oars like any 

 pleasure boat, or is it necessary to use paddle? Ans. It is a row boat. 

 You can use a paddle, of course. 



H. M G.,Morristown, N. J.— Please decide a bet by answering the 

 following question: How far will a Colt's navy revolver carry a ball 

 point blank, (so as to hit a bullseye,) the pistol to be screwed in a vice 

 and aimed point blank at the bullseye? Ans. About forty yards. 



Augustine, Pittsburg, Pa.— My setter pup, three months old, is very 

 much troubled with worms, and, like your Philadelphia correspondent, 

 I cannot find any areca nut here. Ans. Have sent you some powdered 

 areca nut, with directions for its use, and have written you. 



G. H. W., Jackson, Michigan.— I have observed that at the last Wim- 

 bledon meeting canvas targets were used instead of iron. Can you give 

 us any information about them, how they are made, and how the shot 

 holes are stopped after each hit? Ans. For full description of canvas 

 targets, see our Editorial pages this week. 



Jackson.— We are just forming along range rifle club, and need some 

 information concerning targets, markers, butts, score books, etc. Any 

 information you can give us will be thankfully received. Ans. Send to 

 the Rifle Association Rooms, 93 Nassau street, New York, for Annual 

 Report of N. R. A. for 18?5; price 25 cents. 



Plankers, Hudson, N. Y.— What can I do to keep moths out of deer 

 skins. I have a pair of buck horns with a small piece of skull, and the 

 skin on that, although very dry, is full of moth. Ans. Dissolve a small 

 piece of corrosive sublimate in alcohol anl. brush on; or the best arsenic 

 dissolved in the same manner will answer. 



W. L., Bridgeport.— Having heard many inquiries and some disputes 

 in regard to the height and weight of Capt. A. II. Bogardus, the cham- 

 pion wing shot of the world, i would ask you to give the desired infor- 

 mation, and much oblige many of your readers. Ans. Capt. Bogardus 

 stands six feet in_height,and « 



J. R. E.— Where can I obtain good shooting in October for deer and 

 grouse— an accessible locality? Give me route and name of guide ac- 

 quainted with the region. Ans. Take Erie road to Lackawaxen; thence 

 thirteen miles by wagon to the house of Moses Westbrook, Blooming 

 Grove township, Pike county, Pa. 



J. H. D., Philadelphia.— Please let me know the cause of a gun recoil- 

 ing in your next issue. It is a new gun, and I have tried as light charges 

 as possible, and I have tried coarse and fine powder. I shot eleven birds, 

 and had to stop shooting, my shoulder being too sore to shoot any more. 

 Ans. Use less weight of shot, coarse powder, and hold the gun firmly 

 and squarely against the shoulder. 



Constant Reader, New Haven.— A party here told me that he saw an 

 eel taken from fresh water which weighed thirty-nine pounds, and an- 

 other from salt water which weighed ninety-eight pounds. Please in- 

 form me if it is a "fish story," or if you ever heard of such eels being 

 taken? Ans. The above no doubt were sea sarpents, or else in the latter 

 instance congers, which sometimes grow to immense size. 



C. C. R., Acton, Ont.— Please inform me if Captain A. H. Bogardus 

 ever shot a match with Ward, of Toronto, Ont.; if so, where did the 

 shooting take place, and who won? Ans. Several matches have been, 

 shot, the last at Buffalo, when Bogardus killed 95 birds to Ward's 88. In 

 one match shot in Canada Ward won by one bird, but the match was not 

 a "square" one. In every square match Bogardus has won. 



L. J., Greenpoint, L. I.— What is the best way to load paper shells? 

 What kind of wads are considered the best? Do you advise a larger wad 

 than the shell; if so, why? Is not Hazard's duck No. 4 powder consid- 

 ered as good as any for all kinds of shoo ting "for breech loaders? Ans. 

 Use one card wad and two Ely's pink edge, or one card wad and one Ely's 

 thick felt on powder, and one Baldwin wad on shot. All wads should be 

 the size of the gun, although many persons use a size larger. Hazard's 

 No. 4 powder is as good as any. 



G. L., Cincinnati.— You will do me a great favor by stating your opin- 

 ion of the Remington breech loading shot gun as a sporting arm? I in- 

 tended to purchase an Englisn breech loader, but the price is too high 

 for a good one, so I concluded argun of home make might be just as good 

 as a high-priced English gun, and have not had occasion to try the Rcm- 

 iugton gun myself, which caused me to apply to you for information . 

 Ans. Ouv friends who are using the Remington gun speak well of it. It 

 is an excellent gun for the price. 



W. II. B., New York.— Having read the report by "the Dittraar Pow- 

 der Company" of the trial of their new powder, I will trouble you with 

 a few questions in regard to it: 1st. How does it compare in point of 

 strength with, say Hazard's Electric? 2d. As to its cleanliness? 3d. As 

 to any qualities, good or had, it possesses different from those of black 

 powders by any of the established manufacturers? Ans. Its proprie- 

 tors claim equal strength with other powders, and greater cleanliness. 

 As to its qualities, read the numerous letters in our columns, and ex- 

 periment for yourself. 



W. J. W., New York.— Will you be kind enough to inform a reader of 

 your paper of the best method of cleaning brass cartridge shells (rifle?) 

 I clean mine by boiling in water and then wiping out each shell with a 

 swab of cotton; this process is quite laborious, and I would be greatly 

 obliged if you can tell me of an easier and simpler Avay. Ans. Rub the 

 shells with a mixture of two parts sulphuric acid, two parts water, and. 

 one part pulverized bi-chromate potash, aud then wash them in hot 

 water. See page 107, No. 7 vol. IV. 



PLUvrER, Boston.— Please inform me through your valuable paper 

 what the best books are on the following subjects, viz.: MarBhand shore 

 shooting, and black duck, teal and coot shooting. I want a book giving 

 general information on each, not stories. Ans. "American Wild Fowl 

 Shooting," by d . W. Long; price $2. We can send it. Do you consider 

 the Dittmar sporting powder perfectly safe to use in a shot gun? Ans. 

 Yes; if used with care and according to Mr. Dittmar's directions. We 

 would suggest, however, that you read the correspondence on this sub- 

 ject which has appeared in onr columns and judge for yourself. 



S. E. P., Cleveland, Ohio.— What size buckshot would you use for 

 antelope and large game in a 12 bore gun? How many drachms of pow- 

 der? Are ball cartridges better than buckshot, and where can 1 get 

 them? Is is best to put enough buckshot in to have them fit snugly re- 

 gardless of number? What size shot is best for grouse? Ans. Use 1 

 oz. No. 2 buckshot, 4 drachms powder, two heavy wads between the 

 powder and shot. Buckshot is more effective than ball, except for large 

 game at close quarters. You can get ball cartridges at any gun store in 

 this citv. Load them yourself. It is better that your buckshot should 

 chamber evenly. Early in the season we use No. 8; later in the season 

 No. 6 shot for grouse. 



J. W. P., Mineola.— I have a fine young setter bitch that I would like 

 to have spayed if it can be done without injury to her hunting quahiies, 

 and will prevent the periodical annoyance from neighboring canines. 

 Does it work satisfactorily; if so, will yon please state who I can get to 

 do it, and the cost? Ans. You can have your biteh effectually spayed by 

 Capt. Anderson, of Trenton, N. J., but we do not advise any one to 

 have the operation performed after the animal is over two or three months 

 old as when done after that age they are apt to become lazy and incliDe 

 to get too fat. The proper time is when the pup is from four to eight 

 weeks old. When spayed at the proper age they make a very desirable 

 kind of dog. The usual charge is $2. 



Young Amebica, New York.— 1st. Are these Field Trial dogs of Eng- 

 land perfectly broken? 2d. Does Mr. II. Thompson, of New Jersey, 

 own the champion dog of America, and is his old bitch Bella thoroughly 

 broken or not? What color are they? 3d. Was there ever a gun manu- 

 factured in England with "stub twist barrels" and gold let in at the 

 breech? 4th. What kind of a gun was the Man ton? Ans. 1st. There is 

 a strain of setters in England called Field Trial do^s, and like all other 

 strains, some are broken and some are not. 2d. Mr. H. Thompson does 

 not own the champion dog of America. We do not know how well his 

 dogs are broken He has a brace of fine-looking red setters. 3d. Yes. 

 4th. Manton was a very celebrated maker of muzzle loading guns of his 

 day. He died long ago. 



C. A. P., Boston. — Will you be so kind as to inform me the process of 

 removing the hair from and tanning deer skins? And also the process 

 of tanning muskrat skins and other fur-bearing animals with the fur on? 

 Ans. Indians remove the hair from deer skins by putting them in water, 

 where they remain until the hair leaves them freely. They are then 

 cleaned and covered with a coat of the brains of a deer, which are 

 boiled before using. The skins are then gradually dried and worked soft 

 by rubbing them with a sharp-edged stone. They are then smoked by 

 laying them over a frame-work of sticks in the shape of a bell tent or 

 Indian teepy, with a small smouldering fire or smudge underneath. The 

 whites use lime for removing the hair from pelts. To tan skins with the 

 fur on. put them into a pickle of alum and saltpetre until they become 

 leather; then dress the flesh sides, dry them slowly, and rub them with 

 a little butter, and dry them by rubbing or treading them out in vaneer 

 sawdust. 



G. F. G. , Brooklyn.— Will you inform me how large is the largest set- 

 ter dog you know of in this country? I have the largest setter I ever 

 saw; those who have measured him say he stands 31i inches, and built 

 in proportion. Colburn's Dash is claimed to be the largest setter in the 

 country; he stands 30J- inches. If you know one that is larger please le 

 me know, or I shall claim through your valuable paper the ownership o 

 the largest setter in this country. He is crossed from an English setter 

 dog out of an Irish setter bitch, both imported. I see in your paper al 

 other pigeon shooting clubs but the Long Island Shooting Club is re- 

 ported. I belong to the latter club, and will send you the reports if you 

 will insert them in your valuable paper. Ans. Mr. Colburn's Daeh is the 

 tallest setter we have seen, and we think you have the largest thorough- 

 bred setter in this country. If any of our readers have a larger one we 

 will be glad to make a note of it. Shall be glad to have reports of Long 

 Island Shooting Club, 



