FOREST AND STREAM. 



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The object of the club will be to bring rifle and shot gun 

 practice to a Uglier standard of perfection than now exists 

 here (which is good now); also to back up our new State 

 law, just passed, in the protection of game. The law gives 

 the close time for woodcock and partridge until October 

 first; quail, October 20. 



Captain Bogardus.— We give elsewhere a graphic ac- 

 count of the match in which the Captain defeated Mr. 

 Stevens. Since then the correspondent of the New York 

 Herald announces a match to come off at the Welsh Harp, 

 Hendson, on the 2d of this month, between Bogardus and 

 Shaw of Manchester, said to be the best trap shot in Eng- 

 land North of the Thames, on the followining terms: £200 

 a side, at 21 yards rise. 100 birds, one oz. shot, and each 

 man to find birds and traps, and handle against his oppo- 

 nent. BelVs Life rules to be adhered to, with some slight 

 modifications, and Mr. Edward Smith, of that journal, to 

 act as referee. The Manchester men, who consider Shaw 

 the best professional shot in England, have made him a 

 favorite in the betting, and when Bogardus beats him, as 

 he surely will, they will fall heavily. While at Manches- 

 ter, Borgardus gave one of his exhibitions, astonishing the 

 natives by killing 27 birds in 2:55. At Sheffield the Cap- 

 tain won a small sweepstake and made a match with a 

 considerable landed proprietor, merely for £25, 30 birds, 

 21 yards rise. He also put out a challenge to shoot any 

 man in Sheffield or vicinity for £100, and it is supposed he 

 will be taken up bv some one of the many crack shots 

 around Sheffield.— Turf, Field and Farm, Aug. llh. 



—A pigeon match was shot on the 27th of July at 



Brownsville, Mo., between a number of experts of that 



place and Sedalia. The conditions of the match were five 



birds each, 20 yards rise, 80 yards boundary. The score on 



the first round was as follows : — 



T.J. Ciimmin£?s ;5 



J. R. Hupp... 3 



Dr. T. T. Major 4 



S. H. Houston 4 



2!S. B. Ingram 2 



3IR. F. Waddell 5 



H.M.Miller 1 ! J. H. Doyle 2 



J. D. Brown . 2 



J. S . Cochran 2 



A. B. Derapsey 4 



Col. McGoffin 4 



John Montgomery 4 



Gill 2 



The four gentlemen who had killed all their birds then 

 shot off at 26 yards, and Mr. McElvaney killing two birds 

 took first money. In shooting off the ties of four Dr. 

 Major was successful, and the last prize fell to Mr. W. B. 

 Parsons. The birds being limited in number, the sport 

 was not as good as it might have beeu, but all were well 

 satisfied. The Sedalia Sportsmen's Club has been chal- 

 lenged by that of Jefferson City, and the match will prob- 

 ably be shot this week. A rifle team is also in contempla- 

 tion in Sedalia. 



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A. Farnham 5 



C . T. McElvaney 5 



John Knllmer : 3 



J. H. Brewster .. 3 



A. McElvaney 

 H. J. Utt 



Prank Houston 5 



Dr. W. B. Parsons 3 



W. J. Maltby 4 



M. C. Malan 3 



J. C. Wood 2 



Lexington, Ky., August 4th, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream: — 



On last Tuesday a match was shot oft between a few amateur sports- 

 men who had never shot over a trap, to decide which was the best shot. 



Eight single birds, 26 yards rise, 80 yards boundary. 



Al Harris 6IR. Gilmore 6 



M. W. Smith.. 2lC. W. Bradley (5 



D. Fanchee 6|J. Lampheor 4 



S. McChesuey, Jr 6 J. G. Yellmau, Jr (i 



D. Knoble, Jr 6JA. G, DeLong. 5 



Seven having tied it was decided to shoot off at one bird each at 31 

 yards. 

 Al Harris IE. Gilmore 1 



C, W. Bradley . : 



J. G. Yellman, Jr 



D. Fanchee 1 



S. McChesney . . 1 



D. Knoble, Jr 



Four tied again, with the following result: McChesuey, 0; Fanchee, 

 0; Harris, 1; Gilmore, 0. Harris declared the best amateur shot in the 

 city. The boys think we are the best "scrub club" in the State. Jau- 

 bert's annual tournament commences the 10th inst. Your truly, 



One of the Scrub Club. 



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BLACK'S CARTRIDGE VESTS. 



Columbia, Pa.. August 4th, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



I notice in your paper of the 29th of July, among the Answers to Cor- 

 respondents, that "S. W., Springfield, Ohio," wants to know the best 

 method for carrying cartridges fox a Maynard rifle. Tell him to go to 

 Schuyler, Hartley & Graham and get one of Black's cartridge vests 

 made to order. They are undoubtedly the best for all breech loading 

 arms. I only wonder the Government does not adopt them. I think a 

 man's outfit, owning a breech loader, is sadly neglected without a car- 

 tridge vest. I think you should give them a special notice in your 

 paper. Yours truly, G. E. Mifflin. 

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THE DITTMAR POWDER. 



Dittmar Powder Company, Office 55 Kilbt Street, ) 

 Boston, Aug. 2d, 1875. f 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



We have been experimenting during the past week with our new sport- 

 ing powder at the works, and the results may be interesting to your 

 readers. After repeated trials we are satisfied that it is exceedingly dif- 

 ficult to burst a muzzle loading gun, even with extraordinary charges 

 both of the powder and of shot. We are also satisfied that while a breech 

 loader will not bear so heavy an overcharge, either of the "Dittmar" or 

 of black powder, that the new powder is perfectly safe in the hands of 

 the sportsmen using such guns, provided they do not heavily overload 

 and pound and hammer down their charges. We have quite a number 

 of correspondents who write that they have firei the powder without 

 shot and without using a large sized wad, and the explosion did not 

 force the wad out of the barrel. Now, if this wad was left in the barrel 

 when the shell was reloaded, the result of the next firing, either with the 

 Dittmar or black powder, would be a bursted gun. Several heavy rifles, 

 loaded with black powder, one at Creedmoor, have been shattered by a 

 small piece of rag being allowed to remain in the barrel. Accidents with 

 firearms have been common, black powder being used all over the coun- 

 try, the fault being in careless handling or loading, or from some radical 

 defect in the barrels, and not from the powder, and we are perfectly satis- 

 fied that the new Dittmar powder when used, even with a moderate de- 

 gree of attention to our instructions, is in reality safer than the black. 

 Letters are now pouring in upon us from all parts of the country from 

 intelligent men, who are enthusiastic in praise of the new article, and we 

 are satisfied that the few persons who have been unsuccessful in their 

 trials have either used shotgun powder instead of the rifle, or the re- 

 verse, or have failed to comprehend the wording of our "instructions" 

 as regards loading. We have this morning received proof beyond ques- 

 tion that the actual strain upon a gun with the new powder is from 20 to 

 25 per cent, less than with black, and we hope soon to be allowed to 

 give this proof publicity in your paper. Meamvhile we submit the fol- 

 lowing:— 



July 24th —Gun, muzzle loader, "Harper's Ferry;" barrel, 41 inch, 

 bore, 69-100 inch.; weight, 9J pounds. 



First Trial— Powder, four drachms measure, shot gun S. A.; wads, two 



large; shot, If ounces No. 4; wads, two large over shot. The above 

 charge was hard rammed with a steel rammer. Kesnlt, good. 



Second Trial— Powder, six drachms- measure, shot gun S. A.; wads, 

 two large; shot, If ounces No. 4; wads, two large over shot. All hard 

 rammed. Result, good. 



Third Trial— Powder, eight drachms shot gun S. A. ; wads, two large; 

 shot, If ounces No. 4; wads, two large over shot. Very hard rammed. 

 Result, good. 



Fourth Trial— Powder, ten drachms shot gun S. A.; wads, two large; 

 shot, If ounces No. 4; wads, two large over shot. Hard rammed. Re- 

 sult, good. 



Fifth Trial— Powder, twelve drachms shot gun S. A.; wads, two large; 

 shot, If ounces No. 4; wads, two. Hard rammed. Result, good. 



Sixth 'J rial— Powder, fourteen drachms shot gun S. A.; wads, two 

 large; shot, If ounces No. 4; wads, two large. Each four drachms hard 

 rammed with steel rammer, and last two drachms same. Result, good. 



Seventh Trial— Powder, eighteen drachms shot gun S. A.; wads, two 

 large; shot, If No. 4; wads, two latge. Each four drachms hard rammed 

 with steel rammer, and last two same. Result, good. 



Eighth Trial— Powder, twenty drachms shot gun S. A.; wads, two 

 large; shot, three ounces No. 4; wads, two large. Each four drachma 

 hard rammed with steel rammer. Result, good. Gun entirely uninjured 



July 27th.— Gun, breech loader; barrels, 32 inch.; bore, No. 12; brass 

 shells; weight, 8f pounds. 



First Trial— Powder, 3f drachms S. A.; wads, two large; shot, If 

 ounces; wad, one large. Not hard rammed. Result, ^good. 



Second Trial— Powder, four diachms S. A.; wads, two large; shot, 1 J 

 ounces; wad, one large. Hard rammed with a mallet. 



Third Trial— Same as No. 2 only harder rammed. Result, good. 



Fourth Trial— Powder, live drachma S. A, ; wads, two large; shot, If 

 ounces; wad, one large. Not rammed. Result, good. 



Fifth Trial — Powder, same charge of good quality black; shot, lj 

 ounces; No. 12 wads. This eharge injured the action by its recoil. 



Sixth Trial— Powder, live drachms S. A.; wads, two large; shot, If 

 ounces; wad, one large. This charge was rammed down very hard with 

 a mallet. Result, good. 



Seventh Trial— Powder, six drachms S. C. shot gun, fine grain; wads, 

 two large; shot, two ounces; wad, one large. Ordinary pressure in load- 

 ing. Result, good. 



Eighth Trial— Powder, seven drachms S. C, shot gun, fine, grain; wad, 

 one large; shot, If ounces; wad, one large. Hard rammed with mallet. 

 Result, good. 



Ninth Trial— Powder, six drachms S. C. shot gun, fine grain; wads, 

 two large; shot, two ounces; wad, one. Hard rammed and pounded. 

 Result, good. 



July 29th. — Tenth Trial— Pow titer, four drachms S. C, four drachms 

 S. A., eight in all; wads, two large; shot, If ounces; wad, one large. 

 Very hard rammed. Result, good. 



Eleventh Trial— Powder, 8 drachms S. A. ; wads, two large; shot, two 

 ounces; wad, one large. Powder rammed very hard with mallet. This 

 finally burst the gun at the breech. 



All the above trials were made in the right hand barrel. 



Twelfth Trial— Left Hand Barrel— Eight drachms S. A. powder; two 

 large wads; two ounces shot, loaded by the muzzle as bhell was full; 

 wad pressed down, not rammed. Result, good. 



We also fired eight drachms S. A. powder, two ounces shot, and two 

 large Wada in a small muzzle loading single barrel gun, which cost $7.50, 

 ramming the powder down as hard as possible with a steel rammer; re- 

 sult, good; and also tried five drachms S. A. powder, with three ounces 

 shot, and seven drachms S. A., with 2A ounces shot with the same result. 



Our experiments would seem to indicate that the "Dittmar powder" is 

 quite as safe in a gun as the black, and that unless exlraordinarij pains 

 W e taken to damage the gun accidents would be solely attributable to 

 gross carelessness and ignorance. We still adhere to our instructions 

 not to ram the powder too hard, aud advise our friends to use the same 

 as they do of black powder. We remain respectfully yours, 



The Dittmar Powder Co., Boston. 



Idtiotml MnMimes. 



BASE BALL— THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA. 



Some very interesting and finely contested games marked 

 the play in the championship arena last week despite the 

 heavy fall of rain, -which interfered so much with the 

 week's programme. The Hartford club games were note- 

 worthy contests, as the scores — 1 to 1, ten innings, and 3 

 to 1, eleven innings— fully show. The Chicago nine showed 

 marked improvement in their play, having one game with 

 the Mutuals— 1 to 1, five innings— and winning games from 

 the Philadelphia club— 2 to 0— and the Athletics, the latter 

 being a ten inning game. The championship record for 

 the week ending August 9th shows another change in the 

 order of position of the contesting nines, the Chicagos tak- 

 ing a step up in front of Philadelphia, while the Mutuals 

 fall to seventh place again. The Hartfords, too, once more 

 tie the Athletics in won games, the latter having lost two 

 matches last week, while the Hartfords gained two. The 

 record is as follows: — 



Club. 



m 



fc o 



fci 



Boston |..i 51 



Athletic I 1,..| 



Hartford I 01 21 



St. Louis .... I 1 ; 1 1 



Philadelphia j 0| lj 





Chicago. 



Mutual 



New Haven... 



Atlantic 



Red Stockings. 



Games Lost 411 



I 1 

 1 



II 







01 



4i 51 



6| 1| 



31 21 



-4] 3 



•• 4 

 2 ..I 



4| 3 



0! II 



0; 



1 



61 3 



4 7, 



4| 5 



6j 2 



l| 3 



21 2 



.. 2 

 0i.. 



0; 2 



0! 



41 II 

 6| 0| 

 81 3j 



a I 2 



51 1 

 2 1 4 

 3, 2 



0; 



.. 

 -., 



16 12 22|19|22|26|89|13 



38 



28 



28 



23 



18 



19 



17 



4 



2 



1 



178 



The noteworthy professional matches of last week were 

 as follows: — 



Aug. 2— Mutual vs. Chicago, at Brooklyn (5 innings). . . 1 to 1 



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



Aug. 4— Boston vs. Philadelphia, at Boston. . . 4 to 3 



Aug. 6— Chicago vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia. 2 to 



Aug. 5- Hartford, vs. Mutualat Brooklyn (10 Innings) 1 to 1 



Aug. 7— Hartford vs . Mutual, at Brooklyn ?..'.'.'.'. 3 to 1 



THE AMATEUR ARENA. 



— The best amateur games of last week were as follows: 



Aug. 2— Star vs. Buckeye, at Covington, Ky 3 to 2 



Aug. 3— Pavonia vs. Hoboken, at Hoboken . 9 to 7 



Aug. 3 -Rochester vs. Livingston, at Rochester, N Y 9 to 4 

 Aug. 4— Chess vs. Checkers, at Hartford. ... . 7 to 4 

 Aug. 4— Rhode Island vs. Olympic, of N. Y.. at Provi- 

 dence. -_ 7 to 2 



Aug. 5— Boston vs. Rhode Island, at Providence '-"""' 4 to 



Aug. 5— New Haven vs. T. B.'s, at Bridgeport. ... 6 to 



Aug. 6— Olympic vs. Pilot, at Providence .. . ' 7 to 



Aug. 6-Amateur vs. Blue Stockings, at Cincinnati (11 in) 2 to 1 



Aug. 6— Lowell vs Grafton, at Lowell (10 innings) 6 to 6 



Aug. 7— Fly Away vs. Nameless, at Hoboken " " 5 to 5 



Aug. 7— Burlington vs. Archer, at Burlington, N. J.'.'.'.".".' 8 to 4 



—The Centennial teams, both professional and amateur 



promise to be the strongest nines that have ever entered 



the arena. It will be the most brilliant base ball season on 



record, and all the clubs seem to be making preparations 



already for the following season. It will be a season of ex- 



periments in one sense, as the Chicagos will for the first 

 time place a representative team in the field. 



— The New York World, in an article on the coming 

 nines, says: — "Since the Boston secession business came 

 before the base ball public any quantity of rumors have 

 prevailed in regard to the formation of nines for 1876. The 

 disposition of "pitchers and catchers made by Dame Rum oi- 

 ls in many instances as surprising as contradictory. Bond 

 — the coming pitcher par excellence, it is said-nhas been sent 

 to Philadelphia at $3,000 a year by one rumor and to Bos- 

 ton by another. The fact is, however, that Hartford is not 

 going to let Tommy leave, neither will they part with Alli- 

 son. These two are to be fixtures, whatever else may be 

 done in the way of changes. The great need of next sea- 

 son will be third basemen. There are but few up to the 

 requisite mark, and these are Sutton, Ferguson, Warren, 

 Fulmer, Nichols, and Gerhardt, both the latter having been 

 showing up in fine form recently. The St. Louis have no 

 one at third base equal to the status of the remainder of 

 the nine, neither have the Bostons. Pitchers are looming 

 up quite numerously of late, but the material is of the 

 crude order as a general thing. Catchers of the "White, 

 Allison, Hicks, and Clapp order are in active demand, with 

 but a limited supply, but the other positions can very read- 

 ily be supplied from the amateur organizations. What are 

 wanted most, however, arc reliable players, men of tem- 

 perate habits withal. Now that Chicago 'fancy prices' are 

 being offered probably a full supply of all the staple arti- 

 cles will be forthcoming." 



Syracuse, N. Y., July 28, 1875.— A match game of 

 base-ball was played here to-day between the Aldingtons, 

 of New York, and the Stars, of this city (both amatuers). 

 The following is the score: 



Innings. 



Arlingtons 4 1 1— 6 



Stars 2 0-2 



First base by errors— Arlmtrton.-s 5; Stare-, I, Runs earned— Arln rg- 

 tous, 1; Stars, 1. Time of game— 1 hour and 40 minutes. 

 Umpires— C. W. llovey and J. F. Connelly. Box, 



—At the first meeting of the Seabright Athletic Associa- 

 tion, held at Seabright, New Jersey, July 81, 1875, the 

 events were as follows: 



One Hundred Yard Race Meats. — Merrill, 12 seconds; 

 Abbott, 11| seconds; Merrill, 12 1-10. 



The One quarter Mile Walk.— Alexander, 1 minute 54 1-16 

 seconds. 



High Running Jump. — Ward and Shipper (tie) 4 feet 1 

 inch. 



Standing Jump. — Ward (won easily) 4 feel. 1 inch. 



One quarter Mile Run, — Merrill, (Hi seconds. 



One-half Mile Walk.— MeCarfer, 5 minutes 9 seconds. 



One-half Mile Walk (for Fathers of Families).— Dr. 

 Parmly, 5:04J; Mr. Abbott, 5:10; Mr. Shift', distanced. 



One-half Mile Bun.— Kobbe, 2,39£. 



Running Brand Jump. — Merrill, 15 feet 11 inches. 



Hurdle Race, (150 Yards, Hurdles, 8 feet inches high). 

 —Won by Merrill in 25 8-1G seconds. 



Umpires: Parmly, Drayton, Princeton Athletic Club. 



Committee on Arrangements: S. Alexander, J. L. Abbott. 



The Toledo Regatta.— The races of the Northwestern 

 Amateur Rowing Association commenced on the 5th inst. 

 at Toledo, Ohio. The river was obstructed to a severe ex- 

 tent by driftwood, but the weather and conditions gener- 

 ally were most favorable. Fully ten thousand persons 

 were present. The first race, for eight-oared barges, was a 

 failure, only one boat, that of the Grand River Club, of 

 Lansing, Michigan, putting in an appearance; they 

 "walked over" the course in 14:541-. The Wah-wah-sums, 

 of Saginaw, had entered, but withdrew. 



Montgomery and Barnard, of Chicago Scullers' Club, 

 and the Sterling Brothers, of the Floral City Club, Mon- 

 roe, Mich., were the only starters for the junior double- 

 scull race- When about half a mile out, the latter broke 

 an oar, leaving the Chicagos a walk over. Time, 15:49f. 



For the senior sculls, two miles, Yates, of the Chicago 

 Scullers' Club, went over the course alone in 10m. 88£s.- 



For the junior six-oared shells, three miles, four Detroit 

 clubs competed. They got away in good shape and kept 

 nearly even to the turning stake, when the Wataugas fouled 

 on the buoy, breaking an oar. In turning the Zephyrs 

 fouled the Excelsiors, tearing away the rudder of the lat- 

 ter. The Zephyrs came in first in 20m. 47|s., the Detroits 

 second in 21m. 54s. 



The four-oared junior was the next race, in which ten 

 were entered. Seven started. A good start was effected. 

 The Amateurs broke an outrigger half a mile out. The 

 Farraguts had the lead to the turn, when the Sho-Wal-Cal- 

 Matte, of Monroes, Mich., took the lead, and kept it to 

 the finish, winning by three lengths, Time, 20m. 48s. 

 The Farraguts were second, and the Excelsiors third. 



Next came the four-oared open-to-all race. Seveu en- 

 tered and five started. The Duquesnes, of Pittsburg took 

 the lead at the start. The 'Excelsiors and Scullers 'drew 

 out before reaching the turning stake. The Duquesnes 

 crossed the line first. Time, 19m. 31 2-5s; Wah-wah sums 

 second m 19m. 52*s., and the Undines third in 21m. 80s 



The event of the day was the senior four-oared shell 

 race, three miles. Out of seven entries six started. Half 

 a mile from the start the Undines fouled the Detroits and 

 caused a detention of several seconds, the Detroits turning 

 back. The Chicagos took the lead and kept it, coming in 

 first in 19 :40^, There was a very close race between the 

 Wah-wah-sums and the Excelsiors, of Detroit, for the 

 second place, which was won by the former by half a 

 length. Time, 19m. 59f s. ; Excelsiors, 20m. 5Us. ; Sprint 

 Lake, of Spring Lake, Mich., 20m. 31-fs. 



On Saturday the river was in much better condition. 

 The first race was for the senior six-oared shells, and was 

 won by the Wah-wah-sums, of Saginaw, in 19 minutes 18 

 2-5 seconds, beating the Detroits and Excelsiors, of Detroit 

 and the Undines, of Toledo. For the junior single- sculls 

 four started, viz. : Standish, of the Excelsiors, of Detroit • 

 Barnard and Montgomery, of the Chicago Scullers, and 

 Alexander, of the Wah-wah-sums. They kept pretty even 

 at the turn, when Montgomery took the lead, increasing it 

 all the way down, and crossing the line five lengths ahead 

 Time, 20m. 53 l-5s. Standish was second, 21m. 12s. 



—The Sea Cliff Yacht Club held a regatta on Wednes- 

 day last in Hempsted Harbor; open to all boats between 

 fifteen and thirty-four feet in length. The race was sailed 

 under Corinthian rules. The Anna won, beating the Hal- 

 cyon twenty seconds, the course being twelve miles in 



! en ft n " -r, T1 l e prize was a handsome set of colors presented 

 by Mr. Beebe* 



