FOREST AND STRExlM. 



75 



splendid sport for those who may be fortunate enough to 

 be on hand at the tin&e-.-— ' Quail are thicker than known for 

 several years, and unless something unf orseen happens 

 to prevent, excellent gunning may be had this Fall. John 

 Burnett killed, last week, 34 woodcock in the grounds 

 back of this house, and says they are not all dead yet— 

 pretty good for one day. Grass plover are plenty, but 

 hard to get at. John Holmes killed, yesterday, while out 

 bay snipe shooting, two English snipe in fine order. 



E. H. F. 



Pennsylvania.— Philadelphia, Sept. 6. — The marshes 

 both above and below the city are full of gunners, but as 

 far as I can find "big boats" are not plenty, and the birds, 

 (both rail and reed) as far as I have seen, are not fat yet. 

 The reeds are still strong and make hard pushing. A big 

 flight is expected in about two weeks. 



Delaware Water Gap, Sept. 3.— Grouse very plenty in the 

 backwoods. T. t>. W. 



District of Columbia. — Washington, Sept 4. — 

 Reed and blackbirds and ortolans very scarce on the 

 marshes hereabouts, averaging about as one to five on an 

 ordinary season. My bag to-night shows thirty as against 

 sixty for same day last year. Reed birds in exceedingly 

 thin flocks, and but little fat on the birds when bagged. 

 None but keen and patient sportsmen need go to the 

 marshes this year. Upiiolme. 



Michigan. — Monroe, Aug. 30. — The prospects for game 

 the coming Autumn and Winter are very good, and the 

 probability is that quail, partridge, and turkeys will be 

 abundant in this locality. Woodcock have thus far been 

 quite plenty, but owing to the unusually wet season they 

 have almost abandoned their usual haunts and taken to the 

 uplands, and are very much scattered, though some very 

 good bsgs have been made by some of our spoitsmen within 

 the past few weeks. 



Wisconsin. —Madison, Sept. 4. —Grouse shooting, this 

 season, has been nearly as good as last, notwithstanding 

 the severity of last Winter. The season, however, has 

 been favorable for the young birds, which no doubt ac- 

 counts for the fact. The organization of the "State As- 

 sociation for the Protection of Fish and Game" has done 

 considerable towards an observance of the game laws, but 

 they are very far from being effective as yet. Quail are 

 almost extinct, but ruffed grouse are plenty. Yery few 

 ducks have been seen this year in this part' of the State, 

 and, although the season is now open, (since the 1st inst.) 

 there is no sport as yet in this direction. Florida gal- 

 linules are plenty and in fine condition. M. T. B. 



—On Saturday last Capt. Bogardus gave an exhibition of 

 • his shooting powers at Jones' Wood in presence of a large 

 number of spectators, the object being to kill fifty pigeons 

 within eight minutes, at 21 yards rise. At 5. o'clock Capt. 

 Bogardus began to make his arrangements for his shoot. 

 The portion of the programme regarding the traps could 

 not be carried out as there was not room enough, so the 

 pigeons were brought on the ground in a box and basket. 

 The ground chosen was close to the main building and 

 facing the open lot. Miles Johnson, at the word from 

 Borgardus, threw up two birds at a time— time being taken 

 from the death of the first bird. At it he went knocking 

 down his birds, not only killing them, but almost picking 

 them. Some two or three birds only were missed. So 

 perfectly cool was he, when at his work, that he gave one 

 the impression it was the easiest thing to do in the world. 

 Sixty-two birds were shot at, of which fifty-two were killed 

 with half minute to spare. In fact he killed his fifty birds 

 in six minutes and fifteen seconds, for it was found there 

 were two dead birds on the roof within thirty feet of his 

 stand point, There was a short delay after the time men- 

 tioned, forty-eight birds only being supposed to have been 

 killed, after which he shot at four more birds, killing two, 

 which made the fifty. Bogardus uses two barrels, fitting 

 to the same stock, one a twelve bore and the other ten. He 

 used both pair in this feat. When he had finished both 

 barrels were so hot that they could not be held in the hands 

 without a thick pair of gloves. 



Narrag-ansett Gun Club.— The members of this club 

 shot a match on their grounds at Newport on Monday last 

 for $500. Subscription cup. Nineteen competitors out of 

 the twenty entered appeared, and the shooting, for ama- 

 teurs, was first class. The match was a handicap, entrance 

 $5, ten birds each. The following is the score: — 



Name. Score. Name. Score 



E. W. Davis— 28 yards 10 E. Stephenson— 28 yards 7 



C. Livingston— 29 yards 10 A. T. Rice— 28 yards 5 



T. Van Bui-en- -29 yards 10 A. Bel moat, Jr-26 yards 5 



II. S. Bloodgood— 23 yards 9 G. A. Post -28 yards " 5 



M. Van Buren— 29 yards . . . : 9 S. S. Howland— 26 yards *. 4 



J. P. Grund-29 yards 8 J. A. Post-28 yards. • 4 



P. P. Sands- -29 yards 9 P. A. Post— 26 yards. 4 



£- A £°? T c r2 8 y« rds 9.J. G. Heckscher-28 yards. 3 



C. D. B. Wagstaff-28 yards 8 G. Douglas-27 yards.. . 3 



Count Castelli— 27 yards f\ 



Messrs. Davis, Livingston and Van Buren having killed 

 all their birds and tied, shot off, and Mr. Livingston took 

 the cup. * 



♦ — ; 



tit - ' -n o Newport, R. I., Sept. 3d, 1875. 



Editor Forest and Stream:— 



Isendscoreofmatch for $600 Cup presented by Mr. Bennett. The 



day was all that could be desired for the "pop." The winner of the 



cup, Mr. E. P. Sand, is new at the trap, this being his first season in the 



club; but his' reputation as a gentleman and sportsman is first-class. 



The cup was of solid silver, with two pigeons facing each other on the 



brim, with crossed guns and sporting implements on the sides, gold 



lined, and in every way fit to represent its generous donor. Shot 



Narragansett Gnn Club, Newport, R. I., Sept. 2d, 1875, Cup presented bv 



James G Bennett. Handicap; $10 entrance, p. p ; $40 to second • 



third saves entrance; ten birds each. Mr. Robbius, referee 



SCORE 



Score. 



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Name. Yards 



H Blood good 28 



T. Van Buren 30 



E. Stephenson, Jr. . 27 . 



M. Van Buren 29 



Carroll Livingston. 30 1111 



E N. Davis 28 '.1 1 1 1 



P. Btlrnmt 28 1 1 1 



S. S. Howland 27 10 



A. T. "Rice 29 1 l 1 



J. P. Grand 30 1 1 1 l 



Isaac Townsend... 27 110 



Fred P. Sands 27 1111 



An". Belmont, Jr 

 G~S Dabney ... 

 latvrmce Curtis . 

 Count Costelli. 

 G. A. Post 



26 1 1 1 



27 (1 1 1 



28 10 10 



23 110 



27 1110 



Douglass... .... 26 ...'.'.'.i 111 



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CRICKET — THE INTERNATIONAL TOURNEY. 



We last week gave the programme of the tourney which 

 begins at Germantown, September 13th. Bejow will be 

 found the names of the Philadelphia team, which consists 

 of the following gentlemen:— George M. Newhall, Captain; 

 Charles A. Newhall, Daniel S. Newhall, Robert S. New- 

 hall, Spencer Meade, John Large, Robert Pease, Francis 

 E. Brewster, Lopen Baird, Magee, John Hargreaves, Cald- 

 well, Henry Newhall, and Thomas Hargreaves. Scorer, 

 Alexander J. D. Dixon. Umpire, Thomas Rhoades. 



On Wednesday and Thursday the British officers' team 

 will play against All Canada. 



On Friday and Saturday the All Philadelphia eleven will 

 play against the military team, and on the following Mon- 

 day the last match of tlie tourney will take place, when 

 the American team of Philadelphia will play against a com- 

 bined eleven of AH Canada and the British garrisons. 



— The Statcn Island Cricket Club defeated the Syracuse 

 Club, at Syracuse, Aug. 23, by 8 wickets, and the Central 

 New York Club, at Oswego, on the 25th by two wickets. The 

 Syracuse Club was the victor in its first match with the 

 Staten Islanders. 



RASE BALL — THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA. 



The middle of September sees the Boston Club virtually 

 champions for 1875-6, for 1875 from winning the majority 

 of games, and for 1876 from legally carrying the champion 

 pennant for that year as a reward for their success the pre- 

 vious season, that being the rule of the championship code. 

 Last week the Reds played their last games in Philadelphia 

 this season, and out of four games played their last but 

 one. They may therefore be said to have 4 'passed the 

 Rubicon," and now their road to ultimate victory is clear 

 and unobstructed. Nothing but a series of dire mishaps 

 can now prevent them from winning the pennant, and well 

 will they merit the trophy; for it is a triumph of discipline, 

 training, integrity in play, and general good management 

 over undisciplined and badly-trained "nines in some in- 

 stances, and over unfair play in others. It was pretty gen- 

 erally supposed that the Reds would have found their 

 toughest opponents in the Hartford team, but the Athletics 

 have been the hardest nine to defeat, that team "playing 

 for the side" better than the Hartfords have done. 



The past week's play was marked by some striking il- 

 lustrations of the glorious uncertainty of the National 

 game. On Sept. 3, for instance, the Reds, apparently not 

 in the best of trim, met the triumphant Athletics — in the 

 best fighting order — and gave them the worst defeat known 

 in the history of the club. The next day, howeve.i, saw 

 the now exultant Reds defeated at the hands of the Ath- 

 letics through the assistance of a couple of young amateur 

 players — a pitcher named Knight and a catcher called 

 Coons — these two young "Coons," causing Harry Wright to 

 "come down" in a style wdiich was surprising. The Reds, 

 however, managed to leave the Quakers onlv winners in 

 two games out of four, and with but one defeat scored 

 against them, they having defeated the Athletics and Phila- 

 delphia clubs eleven times out of sixteen games, three 

 of which were drawn games, and but two of them 

 defeats. This fully shows that the Philadelphias connot 

 cope with Boston this season. 



— The record up to Sept. 7,. inclusive, is as follows:— 



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— The professional contests played since our last issue 



are as follows: — 



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



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



Sep. 1— Boston vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn 13 to 7 



Sep. 2— Boston vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia (10in). . 8 to 8 



Sep. 3— Boston vs. Athletic, at Philadelphia 36 to 



Sep. 4— Athletic vs. Boston, at Philadelphia f> to 3 



Sep. 4— Mutual vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn,. 13 to 4 



Sep. 6— Mutual, vs Atlantic, at Brooklyn " 8 to 2 



Sep. 6— Boston vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia 9 to 4 



Sep. 7— Boston vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn 15 to 3 



—The Bostons play in Brooklyn three days this week, 



and the Mutuals play two days in Philadelphia. 



THE AMATEUR ARENA. 



—The best amateur games played since our last issue in- 

 clude the to'l lowing: — 



Aug. 30— Stars vs. flyaway, at Syracuse 3 to 1 



Aug. 31— Hartford vs. Expert, at Harnsburg, Pa '.3 to 1 



Aug. 28— Philadelphia vs. Burlington, at Burlington 4 to 



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



Aug. 31— Nassau vs. Eagle, at Prospect Park 4 to 2 



Aug. 23— Star vs; Red Stocking, at Covington, Ky (12 in). . .5 to 5 



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



Aug. 24— Young America vs. High Boy, at Harrisburg. . . .6 to 4 



Sep. 4— Active vs. Beacon, at Boston 6 to 4 



Sep. 3— Mutual vs. Resolute, at Brookivn *.." 6 to 3 



Aug. 30— Rallston vs. Beacon, at Kitchburg 7 to 6 



Sep. I— Expert vs. Dover, at Harrisburg, Pa 7 to 1 



Sep. . 2— Chicago vs. Mtna, at Detroit 7 to 4 



Sep. 4— Maple Leaf vs. New Haven, at Guelph 7 to 5 



Sep. 1— Bluff City vs. Phoenix, at Syracuse, 111. (12 in) 7 to 6 



Sep. 3— Resolute vs. Live Oak. at Portland, Me '.7 to 6 



Sep. 4— Eureka vs. Eagle, at Hoiliston, Mass. (10 in) 7 to 7 

 Aug. 28— W. Philadelphia vs. Riverton, at Oakland, Pa ' 8 to 3 

 Aug. 28— Wilkesbarre vs. New Haven, at Wilkesbarre. 8 to 5 

 Sep. 4- Haymaker vs. Pioneer, at Boston (10 in). 8 to 7 



Aug. 30— New Haven vs. Ithaca, at Ithaca 9 to 5 



Sep. 3— Pall River vs. Rhode Island, at Fall River. ...'.".*" .'9 to 7 

 « 



w _ Savannah, Ga., August 21th, 1875. 



Editor Forest and Stream:— 



The base ball spirit runs high, even to fever heat, in our midst, not- 

 withstanding the protests of some of its strongest opponents. Last 

 Thursday the last game of the season for the championship between the 

 Dixies and the Savannah Juniors came off, resulting in a victory for the 

 latter by a score of 23 to 18. The Dixies played under the disadvantage 

 of not having their catcher, Bailey, who is the best in that position hi 

 tne South, and I doubt if he is to be excelled by many of the crack pro- 

 fessionals North; and during tha late tour of the Dixies in Florida it 

 was said thaf Lincoln's pitching and Bailey's catching won them all 

 their matches. Tne Juniors earned but very few of their runs Next 

 Thursday afternoon the Dixies meet the Georgias, and though the de- 

 feat of the former last Thursday throws the champion bat into"the pos- 

 session of the Georgias, yet the Dixies are going to show them the 

 metal of which they are composed. Georgia 



Extraordinary Chess-Playing.— Mr. Wra, II. Mundy, 

 of Seneca Falls, K Y., recently played at that place twen- 

 ty-four tfames of chess at one time against twenty-four dif- 

 ferent players without sight of men "or boards. The games 

 were played at the residence of Judge Josiah T. Miller, the 

 player meanwhile sitting on the stoop, chatting and an- 

 swering question about the games. This is eleven more, 

 games than were ever attempted at one time before. A dis- 

 pute arose about the position of the places in two of the 

 games, and Mr. Mundy stood up before the guests and 

 called off all the moves that had been made in the games 

 and the position of the pieces on the boards. He bad pre- 

 viously played six games at once in Hudson, N. Y., and 

 again in Geneva, N. Y. When fourteen years old he beat 

 some of the best players then living, but has played little 

 since. Mr. Mundy is at present in this city. — New Yovh 



Ecening Post. 



♦ 1 



■ ScoTTisn Spouts. — Lion Park was on Thursday last the 

 scene of the nineteenth annual gathering of the Caledonian 

 Club of this city, assisted by a large number of invited 

 guests from other cities. Ten thousand persons were pres- 

 ent at the opening, and, after a Scotch reel performed by 

 Highlanders in costume, the competitors were called for 

 the games with the following result: — 



Piltting the Heavy Stone— 1st, John Anderson, 36 feet 7 inches; 2a, 

 11. McKinnon, 33 feet 7 inches; 3d, James Melrose, 88 feet 1 inch. 



Standing Jump — 1st. Alex McKay, 9 feet 8 inches.; 2d, J. Auderson, 9 

 feet 1 inch; 3d, Andrew Rennie, 9 feet. 



Running Jump — 1st, Andrew Rennie, 19 feet 5 inches; 20, Robert 

 Mitchell, 18 feet 10 inches; 3d, Geo. T. Addison, 18 feet 5 inches. 



Short Race (100 yards)— 1st, A. C. Rcid; 3d, Andrew Rennie; 3d, 

 Robert Mitchell. 



Throwing the Heavy Hammer— 1st, Hugh McKinnon, 96 feet 7 inches; 

 2d, James Melrose, 89 feet 7 inches; 3d, A. McKay, 88 feet 8 inches. 



.Standing Hish Leap— 1st. A. Tasker, 4 feet 5 inches; 2d, J. McMillan, 

 i feet 4 inches; 3d, James Corsair, 4 feet 2 inches. 



Broadsword Dance— 1st, J. McLaren; 2d, John West; 3d, L. D, Rob- 

 ertson. 



Throwing Fifty-six Pound Weight— 1st. Hltgh McKinnon, 2-1 feet; 2d, 

 John Anderson. 22 feet 9 inches: 3d, A. McKay, 22 feet 3,1 inches. 



Lon<r Race (140 yards)— 1st, Wm. Sutherland; 2d, Thumus B. Irvine; 

 3d, A. C. Keid. 



Tossing the Caber— 1st. James Melrose, 41 feet U inches; 2d, H. Mc- 

 Kinnon , 41 feet; 3d,M E. More. 4<> fe'Ct 2 inches. 



Three-legged Usee— 1st, W. Robertson and IIultIi Graham; 2d Andrew 

 Rennie and Wm. Todd; 3d, L D. Robertson and Robert Mitchell 



Hitch and Kick— 1st, James Corsair. 8 fe-.it 3 inches; 2d, G.T.Addi- 

 son, 8 feet 1 inch; 3d, A. Donelson, 8 feet 1 inch. 



Boys' Race— 1st, T. Grassick; 2d, M Baxrer; 3d, Robert Smith. 



Mile Race— ist, Peter Mclntyre; 2d, Wm. Forsyth; 3d, Wm. Parker. 



Vaulting with the Pole— 1st, Win. Robertson and Alex Donaldson, 

 9 feet 9 inches (tie) 3t, F. Duke, !l feet 3 inches 



Walking Match— 1st, Thomas • McEwon; 2d, .John Henderson; 3d, 

 John Lowe. 



Sack Race (over Hurdles 18 feet high)— 1st, W. Robertson; 2d, D 

 Knox; 3d, R. Carmichael. 



Hop, Step and Jump— 1st. G. T. Addison, 40 feet U inches; 2d, Robt. 

 Mitchell, 39 feet 8$ inches: 3d, A. Tasker, 37 feet ?i inches. 



Bagpipe Playing— 1st, Peter Bowman; 2d,. Win. Clelland; 3d, An- 

 gus Rankin. 



Putting the Light Stone— 1st, John Anderson. 42 feet; 2d, Hugh Mc- 

 Kinnon, 40 feet 7 inches; 3d, Wm. Robertson, 39 feet 9 inches. . 



Highland Fling— 1st, James Kennedy; 2d, James Atchison; 3d, L. D. 

 Robertson. 



Special Race (2 miles, for cup presented by R. Gordon, President of 

 the St. Andrew's Society.)— Wm. Parker. 



Throwing the Light Hammer— 1st, Hugh McKinnon. 114 feet; 2d, 

 James Melro=e, 110feit4 inches; 3 1. John Anderson, lOSTeet 3 inches. 



Boys' Hurdle Race— 1st. T. Gt'tissaek; 2d, M Baxter; 3d, P, Smith. 



Hurdle Race— 1st, A. Mitchell; 2d, John West; 3d. Bennett Givig. 



Running High Lap— 1st, Wm. Robertson, 5 feet 2 inches; 2d, John 

 West, 5 feet 1 inch; 3d, James Corsair, 5 feet. 



Best Dressed Highlanders— 1st, John Watt; 2d, J. Jarnieson; 3d, Geo. 

 McKay. 



Quoits— 1st, Geo. Henderson; 2d, Alex. McGregor; 3d, William Kel- 

 lock. 



The prizes were distributed at the Club room in .the 

 evening. 



J$(W $jubUcafwn8. 



. *. — . 



How to Use the Pistol. Very opportunely at this 

 time is published a little handbook by the Industrial Publication Com- 

 pany, 176 Broadway, entitled "How to Use the Pistol." Printed in- 

 structions in pistol practice have long been much needed, and this work 

 will in some measure supply the want. The author claims in his preface 

 that it is the first of the kind ever published. Accepting this statement 

 as fact, and we believe it is, the book ought to be spoken of with favor, 

 for it certainly contains much information, and is quite correct so far as 

 it goes. However, the instructions are given in such a general way, 

 and so much is omitted that might be said, that it is far from complete. 

 Perhaps we expect too much; but one will certainly look in vain for 

 many of those little rudimentary points which would naturally ocour to 

 an instructor to give to a pupil. The writer's treatise is written from 

 the standpoint that the pistol is strictly a weapon of defence. He very 

 justly asserts that for long ranges and deliberate aim the rifle is to be se- 

 lected. Therefore he recommends that pistol practice should be at short 

 ranges of a very few yards and at sight ; for it is only at short notice and 

 in emergencies that this weapon is likely to be brought into use. The 

 suggestion is good, but we think that what might be styled emergen- 

 cy practice might be coupled with good advantage to long range practice 

 with deliberate aim. We can readily conceive of circumstances where 

 skill in the latter would prove most serviceable. However, not to be too 

 severe in our criticism, we will simply state that the price of the book is 

 trifling (fifty cents, we believe,) and that all sportsmen should buy one. 

 The author deserves thanks for his efforts in bringing it out. 



Accidents, Emergencies and Poisons. Care op the 

 Sick.— These arc the titles of two little books issued to its policy holders 

 by the Mutual Life Insurance Company. The first contains explicit di- 

 rections as to what should be done in cases of accident, emergencies and 

 poisons until the arrival of skilled assistance, and is a most valuable ad- 

 dition to the family library. The other gives some practical hints as to 

 the nursing of sick persons, with observations on diet, ventilation, etc. 

 and will be found of great aid to those having the care of invalids. That 

 practical benefactress and philanthropist, Florence Nightingale, is largely 

 quoted. 



The Overland Monthly for September has been duly re- 

 ceived, and as the merchants say "contents noted." Mr. Joaquin Mil- 

 ler, the ubiquitous, contributes two characteristic selections, one in 

 prose and the other a short poem. We do not think that Mr. Miller is 

 making a success of bis story "In a California Eden." Aside from the 

 fact that that peculiar style of literature of which Mr. Bret Harte was 

 the first exponent, has about reached "hard pan," the pathos of Harte's 

 sketches, although aimed at by the grgat Joaquin, is entirely 

 wanting, and but the harsher and exaggerated side of early Californian 

 life appears to us. The articles in the Overland are generally very good 

 and there is sufficient lightness in it to counterbalance any more ponder- 

 ous themes. The Ameiican News Company are the New York agents. 

 * 



The Scientific American, published by Messrs. Munn*& 

 Co., No. 37 Park Row, is unequalled in this country as a scientific jour- 

 nal, and probably unexcelled by any in the world. Buy the issue of 

 August 21st and judge for yourself. The engravings depict the whole 

 modus operandi by which Hell Gate is being undermined, preparatory 

 to a grand blast in honor of the Centennial. Nor are the 'illustrations 

 confined to this subject. Recent inventions of value are described and 

 made simple by drawings, and the letter press displays much literary 

 ability. The editors of the Scientific American appear to have more 

 than their share of "laming"— more than enough to divide and pass 

 around— but then we can't all of us expect to know everything. 



