FOREST AND STREAM. 



103 



RUNS AT THE FALl/OF EACH AVICKET. 

 CANADA. 



1st 2(1, 3d. 4ih. 5fh. 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th. 10th. 11th. 

 First Innings ... I ' 5 7 9 58 94 106 121 123 123 123 

 Second Innings 3 3 15 50 117 129 147 155 157 161 290 



BRITISH OFFICERS. 



First Tn nines 8 11 38 51 66 68 109 116 114 160 .162 



Second Innings 12 ?0 50 73 102 120 145 145 182 182 352 



Won by British officers by 63 runs. 



The big game of the series was began on Saturday, 

 British Officers vs. Philadelphia. As the Officers suc- 

 ceeded in making so much larger scores against the Cana- 

 dians than did the Philadelphians, it was with some 

 anxiety Uiat the score was watched during the first inning. 

 Although the gane is not jet completed, its result may be 

 with some confidence foretold. It is evident that although 

 the batting of the Officers is fine, their hitting being free, 

 and their defence stubborn, the splendid bowling of 

 Charles and D. S. Newhall, and the sharp play of the 

 whole field is more than a match for them. The wicket 

 keeping of Geo. Newhall is deserving of praise, and if in 

 addition to the analysis of bowling, we had an analysis of 

 fielding, he could have the well merited pleasure of seeing 

 on paper, "well done." 



The Officers are noticeably weak in bowling, and they 

 made a serious error in judgment in setting their field so 

 wide to save the rapid run getting off long hits. The 

 Philadelphia score was largely made up of singles made by 

 sharp running off light hits. Geo. Newluill's score of 04 

 stands so far at the head of the list. Meade is suffering 

 from a boil on his left hand, and has not been able to bowl 

 or bat this game. The Philadelphias 230 runs were made 

 Iherlore for only 10 wickets. 



The Officers were at the bat all this afternoon, and were 

 making a score rapidly, until j lis t before game was 

 called, when three wickets fell in rapid succession, reduc- 

 ing the average. At the close of to-day's play the telegraph 

 .marked 97 run*, for 9 wickets. Unless they secure more 

 than 18 runs of the next two wickets they will have to go 

 to the bat again at once to play their second inning. 



At the time of going to press we are in possession of only 

 Hie first innings. The match was not concluded until 

 yesterday and a full report will appear in our next. 



THIRD MATCH -BRITISH OFFICERS VS. PHILADELPHIA, 



Iliilaclelphia First Inaintjs. 

 Players. Score. 



Gr Newhall, c Tumour, b Singleton .'.... 61 



J Large, c Oummings, b Howden 9 



K New hall, c Wallace, b Tenuant 18 



R L Baird, b Singleton 30 



H Newhall, c Carpenter, b Howden 7 



Thomas Hargi eaves, c Taylor, b Singleton 31 



F E Brewster, c Cummings, b Howden ..23 



D S Newhall. not out '. 15 



C A Newhall, c Taylor, b J Singleton 9 , 



John Hargreaves, run out 



II Magee. b Singleton 5 



S Meade (did not bat) 



Byes, 6; leg byes, 8; wides, 5 19 



Total 230 



BASE BALL — THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA. 



It being now almost impossible that the. Atlantic or New 

 Haven clubs can play their quota of six games with every 

 other club prior to the last day of October, their games 

 have been thrown out of the championsbip record, and 

 the table now stands as follows, up to Sept. 19, inclusive: — 





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Boston I ■ • I 6 



Athletic I 2|.. 



Hartford I Oi 3 



St. Louis I 3 1 1 



Chicago • • ■ ! ~| 1 



Philadelphia ' Oj S\ 3 



Mutual I 0! i\ 2 



Sj 61 



8 6 



•Games Lost I 61 14| 30 20135] 25 1 32 143 



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6| 6| 5 



3| 4\ 8'j 



S| { r >l 

 .I 3 2| 



*H ] l 



3 6 .. 



38 

 37 

 30 

 30 

 14 

 13 

 13 



The record of games played since our last issue, is as 

 follows. — 



Sep. 13— Hartford vs. St. Louis, at St. Louis 3 to 



Sep- 14— Hartford vs. Chicago, at Hartford 10 to 3 



Sep. 15 -Philadelphia vs. Athletic, at Philadelphia 5 to 4 



Sep. 15— Mutual vs. Atlantic, at, Brooklyn 10 to 4 



Sep. 16— Hartford vs. Chicago, at Chicago 14 to 4 



Sep. 17— Athletic vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn 13 to 2 



Sep. 18— Mutual vs. Athletic, at Brooklyn 6 to 4 



Sep. IS— Chicago vs. Hartford, at Chicago 14 to 4 



Only three good games out of the eight played. The 

 Mutuals, it will be observed, are at the foot or the class, 

 where t hey will generally be found as long as the club is 

 run under the co operative system. Chicago has got ahead 

 of Philadelphia, and St. Louis is close upon Hartford. 

 The interest, therefore, in the contests yet remaining to be 

 played will be chiefly in the matches to be played on the 

 last Easlern tours of the St. Louis and Chicago clubs, 

 when some exceedingly close fights may be expected, es- 

 pecially between the Hartford, Athletic, St. Louis and 

 Chicago nines. 



— A m-itch was shot on Monday last between the Secretary 

 and Treasurer of the Staten Island Shooting Association, 

 of which we give a summary below. The guns used were 

 W. W. Greener's choke bores, the close and power- 

 ful shooting of which caused much favorable comment. 

 Match at 25 and 28 yards, 60 yards boundary, 1J ounce No. 

 9 shot, birds given the wind, and extra good flyers. Chas. 

 Tranter, Referee, and Wilton Randolph, Scorer. 

 At 25 Yard s, 



J.J. Piathyen t 111 1— 51C. M. Johnson 111 1—4 



At 28 Yards. 



Eathyen 11 0—3! John son 1 * * 1 i_q 



At 25 Yards. 

 Eathyen. 1 11*0111111— OiJohnson . . ..1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 i_io 



*i)ead out of bounds . 



About 200 birds were shot at in sweepstakes. Messrs. 

 Eathyen and Johnson concluded to divide the expenses. 



Mortimer. 



MAGAZINES. 



Lippincotfs for September contains a number of capital 

 illustrated papers, among which "Glympses of Polynesia" carries us to 

 "Summer isles of Eden," and Mose Underwood gives us a view of back- 

 woods life. The Miscellany contained in Llpplr,coWs is of the most in- 

 teresting description, and its corps of contributors second to that of no 

 other petiodical. 



The Scientific Farmer.— This new periodical is issued 

 monthly at Amherst, Mass., aud in the inter, st of the Agricultural Col- 

 lege of that place. To the farmers of New England the establishment 

 of this journal in their midst must be of immense benefit. A corps of 



scientific men, continually investigating cause and effect and scattering 

 the result of their investigations broadcast, must tend to largely increase 

 the store of agricultural knowledge and raise the standard of intelligence 

 among the farming classes. The work of the college itself is too well 

 known to require comment, and now the benefits received by the stu- 

 dents can, through the medium of the Farmer, be largely participated in 

 by the people at, large. The papers on different subjects are from the 

 pens of Professors in various departments. We can recommend thl 

 journal to the country gentleman who makes farming a source of pleas- 

 ure rather than of profit, as well as to the professional farmer, whose 

 labors will be lightened and mind enlarged by its perusal. The subscrip- 

 tion is but $1 per annum. 



Jjlnxwep ^a <$art[e8yondent$, 



J£IF b Nq Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



Russell, Baltimore.— Can yon give me the address of any dealer who 

 sells aquatic plants? Ans. J. Bagot, No. 31 Eulton street, N. Y. 



C. M. S., Berkeley, Cal.— Enles and Eegulatious forwarded you as re- 

 quested. We will soon issue a Eifle Manual containing all the iuforma*- 

 tion desired. 



H. O., St. Andrews, N. B.— For a pin fire gun, No. 8, what is the 

 proper charge for sea ducks (eiders)? Ans. Five drachms powder and 

 1} to 1J- oz. No. 4 shot. 



Vanity, Greenburgh.— Will you please inform me if there is an agen- 

 cy for Vanity Fair tobacco in New York? Ans. B. Stein, 102 Nassau 

 street and 896 Third avenue, has Vanity Fair for sale. 



M. E. N., Sudbury, Conn.— Where can I purchase a pair of leather or 

 canvas leggina, knee high, for gunning, in connection with ankle shoes? 

 Ans. Eaton & Co , No. 102 Nassau street. 



F. C, Flint, Mich. — Will you oblige me by informing me whether there 

 is a pi ace in your city where they make the cleaning of velveteen cloth- 

 ing a specialty? Ans. No'one makes a .specialty of it, but any of our 

 scourers and dyers can clean velveteen. 



G. W. H., Philadelphia.— Where can the Eushton boat be bought and 

 what is the price? Ans. J. II. Eushton, Canton, N. Y.\ sizes 11 to 13 

 feet in length, and price accordingly— say $15. We do not know ex- 

 actly. 



Piscator.— I see frequent mention in your paper of the fall fish. 

 "What is it? Ans? The chub— fall fish In New York State some times 

 called "windash," sometimes very improperly, "dace." — Leucosonms 

 rhothcus. a species of the carp family. 



F. F. B., Governeur.- In trap shooting, a bird (wounded) drops just 

 inside the boundary and is challenged; the party gathering it goes around 

 the bird, which has hopped outside, but is picked up inside. Is the bird 

 scored as killed? Ans. No; a bird once out of bounds is a lost bird. 



Inquirer.— Where can I find a good comfortable place to spe:.d two 

 or three weeks, on some railroad, and not too faraway, where there are 

 plenty of gray and black squirrels? Ans. Monficello, Sullivan county, 

 or Milford, Pa. Take Eric Eailroad to Port Jervis. Delaware county is 

 also good squirrel ground. 



S. II. O. T., Olympia, W. T.— What is a cure for a limid dog? He is 

 eleven weeks old aud very cowardly — that is, ir anything comes upon him 

 suddenly he will run and cry for ten minutes at a lime. I have tried 

 different methods without success. Ans. Kind treatment and age may 

 produce good lesubs. 



W. E. L.. Flushing. — Will you be so kind as to publish in your next 

 paper the quail liw, as to when the close season is ended for this State, 

 including Long Island, Staten Island, and all the adjoining States— viz. : 

 New Jersey, Connec'icut and Massachusetts? Ans. See Table of Close 

 Seasons tor all the States, in Pokes c and Stream Sept. 2d, J 875. 



Erjss.— 'When out a short time ago I started an old woodchuck in the 

 woods, and the beast went straight up an oak tree which had no limbs 

 within thirty feet of The ground. Is this common? My friend B re- 

 ports seeing a white one last month but could not get him. Ans. Wood- 

 chucks are good climbers, but don't practice much. 



Eoss, Wood bridge.— In looking over the Table of Close Seasons in 

 your paper of Sept. 21, I see that the close season for quail in New York 

 is marked Jan. 1st to Oct. 1st, while in the '-Fur, Fin and'Featlier' 1 it is 

 marked Jan. 1st, to Oct 20th. Which is correct? Ans. Look again, 

 and you will find it is Oct. 1st— that is, if you have the latest edition of 

 "Fur, Fin and Feather." The law was changed to Oct. 1st in March 

 last. 



G. B., New York.— What places on the Atlantic Ocean along the coast 

 of Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, 

 have the most important fish business? Could you tell me any firms of 

 wholesale fish dealers there? Ans. Baltimore, Norfolk, Newbern, 

 Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonvil e. Canuot give the names of fish 

 deal ers . 



W. H. B., Pontiac, Mich.— Do you know if Kay's concentrated cartrid- 

 ges are for sale yet or not? Do tbey make any loaded with buckshot? 

 I should think that if they shot as close in proportion fl&I .understand 

 they do with common bhot, they would do first rate for deer hunting. 

 How do they fell them? Ans. Kay's cat trid«es are now being manufac- 

 tured, and will shortly be on the market, when they will be advertised 

 with all particulars as to juice, etc. 



G. S., New York.— What is the proper charge for a muzzle loading 

 shot gun, double barrel, weight S pounds, 28 inches Jong, and No. 10 

 gauge? And also the beet way to aim at a bird flying or sitting? Also 

 which gun shoots the best at a long range, a short or long barrel ? Ans. 

 Use 3| drichms powder and 1£ oz. shot You must practice at birds. 30 

 to 32 inches is the best length for a 10 gauge gun. 



Eeader, Bath, Me.— 1. Where can I procure Ely Bros, second best 

 central fire, 12 gauge cartridges ready for loading, and also loaded, and 

 the price per thousand, aud price paid by mail or not? 2. Where can I 

 get a Hart's metallic sheil; also the price for same? Ans. 1. H. C. 

 Squires, No. 1 Courtlandt street, price $1.75 per hundred; by mail about 

 $2. 2. Same place; price 20 cents. 



Naturalist, N. Y.— I came across a wall chart of Natural History, 

 showing the different orders and genera in a very comprehensive man- 

 ner, published some ten years ago by E. B. & E. C. Kellogg, 87 Fulton 

 street, N. Y. Is it still procurable, and the price, or can it be obtained 

 in book form? Ans. We have made inquiries and cannot find one. 

 The firm you mention are now non est. 



South Fork, Pittsburgh.— Do you regard the material used by the 

 Eemingtons and Parkers in the manufacture of their plain $45 shot gun 

 barrels, viz. : the homogeneous decarbonized steel, to be such as will 

 make as safe a gun— i. e.,safe from bursting— in the hands of the 

 sportsman, as a Damascus, laminated, or twist barrel? Ans. No; they 

 would not stand the same charge of powder, although perfectly safe for 

 ordinary use. 



H. B. S., Chestnut Hill, Mass.— 1. Where can I get any wild rice to 

 plant? 2. Please give me the exact address of the person who makes 

 Thomson's hunting and fishing suits 3. What is the best preparation 

 for canvas shoes to keep them soft when they are wet one hour and dry 

 the next; does oil make them rot? Ans. 1. Address Eichard Valentine, 

 Janesville, Wis. 2. J. M.Thonpson. No. 338 Broadway, N. Y. 3. 

 There is no preparation for canvas shoes; dry them in the sun when they 

 get wet. 



L. B. S., Binghamton, N. Y.— Will you please answer me the follow- 

 ing questions: What would be the cost of a pair of German dachshund 

 hounds? What would it cost to import them, or could they be got in 

 this country pure? Would a letter reach W. S. Macy at Munich? Ans. 

 The cost in Leipsig or Munich would be about $20 each, and the expense 

 of getting them here about that amount for a biace. See an article on 

 page 358, Vol. III. Mr. Macy's address is Munich. 



C. W. O., Alexandria Bay.— I intend going to Georgian Bay and the 

 Magnetewan Eiver section for deer shooting this Fall. What is the best 

 time to go and the best route from Eochester? Can T get good guides 

 there? Does any railroad company publish a pamphlet giving descrip- 

 tions of the country? Ans. Go at once. Take steamer Norseman from 

 Eochester to Port Hope, rail to Toronto, and thence rail to Severn 

 Bridge, Northern Eailroad. Thence boat and stage to Magnetewan. 



Guides can be had, but are not numerous or generally well qualified. All 

 those we know of are engaged by parties whom you will probably meet- 

 there. Have sent pamphlets. 



Eller shahs, Boston.— Will you kindly inform me whether I can ob 

 tain good hunting of deer, bears^erc, in the northern part of Maine, 

 tolerably accessible from Eastnort? Please state locality, quarters, 

 (whether hotel or farm house ) and route; also nature of ground. I have 

 a prejudice against burned woods, having had some experience of them 

 in'Oanada during the deep snow. Ans. The best place easiest accessible 

 from Eastport is the Upper Machias Eiver. Take the Eockland steamer 

 to Machias town, where you can secure Indians, canoes, and provisions, 

 and then go up to the headwaters of the river. You will find good hunt 

 ing and trapping there. 



W. W. E., Saranac Lakes.— Yon state in answer to a correspondent 

 that "the powder drachm is an arbitrary measure, not in. accordance 

 with any organized table."Is notthis an error? The Troy drachm is one- 

 eighth of an ounce, or 60 grains. The avoirdupois drachm is one-six- 

 teenth of an ounc?, or a little over 27 grains. The drachm scale on the 

 1 powder flask is in accordance with the avoirdupois drachm, Ans. Gun 



! makers and powder manufacturers say that the drachm as. used for pow- 

 der is an arbitrary measure. We grant that it weighs 27 or thereabouts 

 ; grains, avoirdupois; so does a bushel of potatoes weigh so many pounds. 

 If a drachm avordupois is intended, how would you measure or weigh 

 powders of different sized grains? 

 jt J. P. C. Brainerd.— Will you please iell me what the detonating 

 powder in gun caps, rim fire cartridges, etc. is composed of, and what 

 the proper proportions are? Ans. Usually fulminate of mercury. The 

 formula for its manipulation!* as follows: Dissolve by a gentle heat 100 

 parts, by weight, of merenry in 100 parts, by weight, of nitric acid of a 

 specific gravity 1.4, and when the solution has acquired a temperature of 

 130°. Fahr., slowly pour it through a glass funnel tube into 830 parts, 

 weight, of alcohol, of the specific gravity of .830. When effervescence 

 is over, and white fumes cease to rise, filter through paper wet with cold 

 water, dry (the residue) by steam heat not exceeding 212°. If you pro- 

 pose manufacturing it, we will say that the Mutual Life Ins. Co., of this 

 city is as good a company as you could insure in. 



F. II., S"daha, Mo.— 1st. What are the facts about the killing of Rem- 

 ington & Sons 1 agent in England by one of their breech loading rifles, 

 and what was the cause? 2d. What length, bore and weight of rifle 

 would you recommend for target and game (as deer and antelope) shoot- 

 ing at from 100 to 500 yards? 3d. What sights would you use, and what 

 kind of triggers, single or double, the double being made so it can be 

 used as a set trigger or without? Ans. 1st. We have never heard of the 

 accident to which you allude. 2d. A Remington sporting 30-inch barrel 40 

 calibre weighing 9 ponnds. 3d. Beacd fore sight and the regular ad- 

 justable peep sights attached to the Eemington sporting rifle. They are 

 also made with the double trigger. 



Watts, Little Falls.— Can you tell me how to distinguish infallibly- 

 edible mushrooms from poi«onouR toad stools? Ans. See "Fungi: their 

 Nature, Influence and Uses," by McCooke, M. A., 109 illustrations, price 

 $1.50, D. Appleton & Co., New York. We find the following clipping in 

 an exchange: "It is not. impossible to know the difference between toad- 

 stools and mushrooms, but it is not worth while trying to learn this dif- 

 ference unless you belong to a very long-lived family, and don't object 

 to being poisoned at the end. It takes years to find out, and authorities 

 differ. Tne only sure test is to eat one. If you live, it is a mushroom. 

 If you die, it is a toad-stool. " 



Beaver, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.— Will you kindly inform me of some 

 responsible party whom I could correspond with about the beaver and 

 other fur bearing animals in Virginia? I read in your paper an item in 

 regard to these animals being so troublesome down in Old Virginia. 

 Ans. Address Warner Lewis, Lawrenceville, Brunswick county, Va., or 

 Capt. John M. Taylor, Belle Fonte, Nottoway county. They will give 

 you the same information that we do, namely, that these two counties 

 and some others are so overrun with beavers that, despairing of clearing 

 them out in other ways, the farmers are preparing to import professional 

 trappers. If you will make cither place mentioned your objective point, 

 and go down there, you will make a little fortune. Bring a gangpf trap- 

 pers and as many traps as you can carry. The settlors will receive you 

 with an ovation. This is no humbug. The appearance of the beaver is 

 a freak of nature not yet explained. We have frequent inquiries from 

 Virginia how to procure traps and trappers. 



Englishman, New York.— T landed in New York July 31st from Eng- 

 land by steamship Dakota with a setter dog. The officers of the Cus- 

 toms on coming aboard in New York demanded $10 duty for the doc. 

 which I paid them, being, as they told me, twenty per cent, on the value' 

 of the dog, which cost, me $50 in England. The dog was for my own 

 use for hunting, having come over here for a few months for that pur- 

 pose. They also told me there is a duty on guns; however they passed 

 my gun on giving them the $10 At the same time I think I was imposed 

 on, as I have never heard of auv duty on dogs or gun for own private 

 use. Please give me your opinion. Ans. There is no duty on dogs im- 

 ported for breeding purposes, but there is on all others Still, if you in- 

 tended to take your dog back to England' by giving a bond you would 

 have had no duty to pay, aud yon can now recover your $10 There is no 

 duty upon a gnn which has been m=e"d and is not intended for sale. 

 " J. A. D., East Oilcans. Mass.— What sizes shot and quali y of pow- 

 der would be most desirable for the coming Fall and Winter shooting in 

 Sonhwestern Florida? Can ammunition be purchased there, or had we 

 best take it with lis— if the lat.tpr, what would be the best means of trans- 

 portation, as we understand it is unlawful for us to take it as baggage? 

 What are the terms of subscription for Forest and Stream for six 

 months, ai d can you mail it to different points when advised of change 

 in address? Ans. Nos. 6 and 8 shot. For powder take Dupont's Dia- 

 mond Grain No. 2, or Hazard's E'ectric No. 4, or Laflm & Rand's Orange 

 Lightning No. 5. These grades all correspond in quality and size. Terms 

 for. Forest, and Stream six months $2.50; can be sent to any point that 

 you may request if we are advised of the change. For information 

 about sporting in Florida buy the new book entitled "Camp Life in 

 Florida," a hand-book for sportsmen and settlers. 



Subscriber, Pittsburg.— Will you plea?e answer the following if in 

 your province: A and B in playing croquet, both being "dead on each 

 other," i. «., both having croqued each other since they had gone through 

 an arch. Botn being for the same arch, A'being on one side and B on 

 the other, it. also is the latter's (B's) shot, and in order to prevent A from 

 going through his arch he (B) plays his ball to such a position, (touching 

 A,) that he (A) cannot go thiough his arch without knocking B's ball 

 away* Now, the question is, do the rules of the game allow A to make 

 such a stroke? But has he not rather to play for a new position and not 

 interfere with B? Ans. We can find no rule to govern the case, but 

 should say that A was entitled to place his ball clear of B's, as it is mani- 

 festly unfair to deprive him of his shot, though we are of the opinion 

 that he has no right to touch B's ball. Perhaps some of our readers who 

 are experienced at the game will answer this problem. 



First Lieutenant, Philadelphia.— In this city there is about being or- 

 ganized a yacht club; the members are to we*ar the United States naval 

 uniform. At the election last night I was elected First Lieutenant. 

 Now, I am very well acquainted with, all kinds of sailing boats, but still 

 I do not know the orders for setting and taking in sails as given by First 

 Lieutenants in the United States Navy Now, will you please tell me of 

 a book describing all the orders given by the First Lieutenant in hoisting 

 anchor, setting any sail, or taking in sails, where the other officers are 

 stationed when he gives his orders, and what are their duties? The club 

 has already thirty members and six officers. We intend to buy a laro-e 

 sloop or schooner, so therefore the book need only contain the orders 

 pertaining to a sloop or schooner; also price of book. Ans. We know 

 of no books suitable for your purpose, but English ones, in which the 

 terms are different from ours. We would suggest to you as the most 

 practical mode of acquiring the desired information to take a short trip 

 in a coasting schooner, where you could learn much better than by book. 

 For square-rigged vessels, the naval instructor at Annapolis would prob" 

 a^ly be able to tell you where to find a manualof instruction. 



