FOREST AND STREAM. 



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head as a memento of the parade of the Second Division 

 at Brooklyn, The Dean Brothers threaten the citizens of 

 that city with some new and novel attracticns this Winter. 

 . . . .The proposed Boston and Chicago tournaments are yet 

 in embryo. Alderman Tom Foley, of Chicago, and John 

 J. Murphy, of Boston, are the men to take them in hand. 

 ... .A match between Clarke E. Wilson, of this city, and 

 Ned Bryan, of Providence, is being again agitated. The 

 game to be fifteen-ball pool At the opening of the Clif- 

 ton House Billiard Parlor at Niles, Mich., on Nov. 19th, 

 Wm. Burleigh, Henry Rhines, John Dunnicombe, and J. 

 Shafer exhibited their skill with the cue. Burleigh is 

 practicing very assiduously for his coming match with 

 Maggiol. . . .The veteran player Ralph Benjamin is in 

 quest of some position. He is almostin as good condition 

 physically as when he played his memorable game with 

 the late Michael Phelan for $2,000 in Philadelphia, Dec. 

 30th, 1867. . . Some of the speediest amateur players in 

 this city may be found nightly at the Columbia Room, 

 corner of Broadway and Twenty-second street, where Sex- 

 ton presides. 



htm md fragging. 



PEMI-MONTHLT QUOTATIONS— FROM O. G. GtTNTHER'S 80NB. 



BEAR— Northern, according to size and quality, prime $10 00a$15 00 



Southern and Northern yearlings, prime 5 00 a 10 00 



BEAVER— Northern, per skin, parchment, according to 



size and color » 2 W a 3 50 



Western, according to size and coior, prime 1 50 a 2 50 



Southern, and ordinary, per skin, according to size, 



prime 50a 100 



BADGER— Prime 20 a 50 



CAT— Wild, Northern and Eastern States, cased, prime.. . 50 a GO 



Wild, Southern ana Western, prime 40 a 50 



House, ordinary, if large, prime. 0."> a 08 



House, black, furred, prime 15 a 25 



FISHER— Northern and Eastern, according to size and 



color, prime 7 00 a 13 00 



Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Western, ditto, prime 5 00 a 8 00 



Southern, ditto, prime 3 00 a 5 00 



FOX--Silver, ditto.priine 15 (X)a 50 00 



Cross, Northern and Eastern, ditto, prime 3 00 a 5 00 



Red, Northern and Eastern, ditto, prime 1 £0 a t 65 



Red, S. Penn , N. J., and N. Ohio, ditto prime 1 25 a 1 50 



Red, Southern a»d Western, ditto, prime 75 a 1 GO 



Grey, Northern and Eastern, cased, ditto, prime 7C a 1 00 



Grey, Southern and Western, ditto, prime 50 a 80 



Grey, Southern and Western, ditto, open, prime 40 a 50 



Kitt, ditto, prime 80 a 50 



LTNX-Ditto, prime 100 a 2 00 



MARTIN— States, ditto, -prime 150 a 2 00 



MINK— New York and New England, ditro, prime 300a 400 



Canada, Michigan, and Minnesota, ditto", prime, 2 00 a 3 00 



S. New York, N. J., Penn., and Ohio, ditto, prime.. 1 00 a 1 50 

 Md., Va., Ky., Ind., Wis., and Iowa, ditto, prime. .. 75 a 1 25 



Missouri, and all Southern, ditto, prime. 50 a 75 



MUSKRAT-N. New York, and Eastern. Spring U) a 00 



Western, including Penn. and Ohio, Spring 00 a 00 



Northern and Bast em, Fall and Winter 23 a 25 



Western, including Penn. and Ohio, Winter o 20 a 23 



Southern, prime 15 a 20 



Southern, Winter and Fall 12 a 15 



OTTER— Northern. Eastern, and Northwestern, according 



to size and color, prime 10 00 a 12 00 



Penn., N. J., Ohio, and Western, prime 8 00 a 10 0J 



Ky., Md., Na., Kansas, and vicinity, prime 6 €0 a 8 00 



North Carolina, prime . 4 00 a 6 00 



South Carolina and Georgia, prime 2 00 a 4 00 



OPOSSUM— Northern, ca?ed, prime 18 a 30 



Southern and open Northern, prime 12 a 15 



RACCOON- -Mich., N. Ind., N. Ohio, Indian handled, 



riark, according to size and color, prime 80 a 1 00 



111.. Iowa. Wis., and Minn., prime 50 a 65 



New York and Eastern States andN. Perm., prime.. 65 a 75 

 N. J., S. Penu., 111.. Mo., Neb. and Kan., prime... 40 a 50 



Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky and Tenn., prime 30 a 40 



N and S. Car., Ga., Ark., Florida and Ala., prime. 15 a 25 



RABBITS— Prime cased. 02 a ? 03 



SKUNKS -Prime black, I., cased 00 a 130 



Prime black, I., open . 00 a 100 



Prime black. £ white streak, II. , cased 00 a 80 



Prime black, $• white streak, II.. open 00 a 50 



Prime whole streaked lit. and IV 15 a 20 



Prime scabs . . 00 a 03 



WOLF SKINS— Mountain, large 2 00 a 3 00 



Prairie, average age, prime s kins 75 a 1 25 



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Fashions in Fmts.— Sable skin, king of furs many years 

 ago, has become obsolete, and mink, which held sway 

 later, is now but little ustd. Even ermine, called royal 

 from its high favor with European rulers, rules no longer. 

 Seal is king, and sealskin sacques the most fashionable ar- 

 ticle of fur for ladies' wear. Bacques are longer than they 

 were, and, although the raw skins are higher in value on 

 account of the gread demand, the made up articles are sold 

 at a somewhat lower rate because of the competition in 

 this branch of business, and in view of the depressed state 

 of commerce; x The price of seal sacques ranges from $60 

 to $500. Of light colored furs, the silver fox is among 

 popular skins, and the soft gray chinchilla of long ago has 

 been revived. Black silk sacques, lined throughout with 

 the poorer parts of squirrel skins, are worn in Autumn 

 and early Winter, but they are not sufficiently warm or 

 heavy for the freezing and inclement days of midwinter. 



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— Mr. T. S. Newhouse, of the Oneida Community, a 

 well-known manufacturer of traps, and author of "The 

 Trapper's Guide," is now in Brunswick county, Va., mak- 

 ing a raid on the beavers and other fur bearing animals of 

 that region. Mr. Newhouse took a large number of traps 

 down with him, and informed us that he was prepared to 

 trade as well as trap. During the past year he has sold 

 about $20,000 worth more traps than last, and as many as 

 he ever sent out in any one year previously. 



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In this connection we have been struck with the simplicity 

 and feasibility of the plan advocated by Mr. O. F. Burton 

 in the last issue of "Manning's Yachting Annual." In this 



Ian {i m e allowance is based upon the sum of the dimen- 

 sions of a yacht, as the disposition of so many lineal feet 

 into length, breadth and depth in the best proportions pro- 

 duces also the greatest capacity for rpeed and buoyancy, 

 and designers are untrammeled in their efforts to build the 

 best yacht by considerations which require certain propor- 

 tions in order to obtain the best allowance of time. By 

 Mr. Burtcn's plan, in measuring for dimensions the ex- 

 treme length on deck, extreme beam and extreme depth to 

 garbord stroke are taken, leaving keels to offset centre- 

 boards. The maximum time in which the race is to be 

 made being given, the difference between that and the time 

 made by the first yacht in is taken a3 the basis for deter- 

 mining the time allowance of all the j achts. A scale of 

 graduate! s corresponding with the dimensions of each 

 yacht is used, which, being multiplied by the difference of 

 lime as above, reduced to minutes, the product will be the 

 allowance in seconds and decimals for each yacht respec- 

 tively to be deducted from their actual time. The great 

 advantage of this plan is, that whatever the condition of 

 the wind, the yachts are placed nearer upon an equality ; in 

 a calm, where a small yacht would drift as rapidly as the 

 larger one, the smaller vessel gains no undue advantage, nor 

 in a strong breeze would the larger and heavier yacht have 

 the advantage over a smaller vessel in the same class. 



With regard to the Ceutennial regatta, we trust that the 

 direction will be placed in the hands of persons who have 

 the confidence of the yachting community, that no jeal- 

 ousy or bickering may mar its perfect success. 



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THE SCHUYLKILL EIGHT-OARED RACE. 



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Philadelphia, Nov. 29, 1875. 

 .Editor Foke&t and Stream:— 



The Schuylkill rowists have come to look forward to an eight-oaied 

 shell race as a sort of a fixture for Thanksgiving Day, and as these race* 

 have without exception been very exciting, their announcement needs 

 bat the dawning of a pleasant day to secure a good attendance. The 

 steamer Rockland, which left the Undine's slip at 10:15, had on board 

 the umpire, timekeeper, and a goodly array of guests, among whom I 

 was "lad to see Mr. Wm. C. Harris, of the Fobest and Streak. 



Closely following the steamer were the two crews, who, upon the ar- 

 rival at Rockland, at once got into line, and were given a splendid send 

 eff by the umpire. Before the spectators were hardly aware that the 

 race was begun the boats were "striving mightily" to make the bridge 

 first. It was almost a repetition of the race in the Spring, the Crescents 

 proving themselves the better starters, but they lack stay. The pulling 

 of both crews was better than in the last race, the "time' 1 in the Albion 

 being almost perfect from beginning to end. • 



THE EAOE. 



Crescent Boat C7«&— Eight-oared shell Longfellow; position, east— 

 Geo. Milliken, Jr., (stroke), 145 pounds; O. D. Tatmau (2), 155 pounds; 

 H, K. Hinchman (3), 142 pounds; F. W. Lewis (4), 105 pounds; Chas. 

 P. Taster (5), 144 pounds; H. W. Perry (Q), 110 pounds; C. E. Steel (7), 

 ld4 pounds; Al. Sperling (8), 153 pounds; coxswain, W. C. Brown, 124 

 pounds. 



Undine Barge Club— Albion— I. M. De Haven (stroke), 154 pounds; J. 

 D. Baker (2), 145 pounds. Wm. C. Allison (3), 158 pound?; B. M. Sw- 

 ing (4), 173 pounds; De Witt C. Smith (5), 158 pounds; Geo. Bright (6), 

 151 pounds; W. C. Madeira (7), 147 pounds; P. Heeser (8), !53 pounds: 

 J. Gillingham, coxswain, 185 pounds. 



Course— One and a half miles straightaway, from Peter's Island to 

 Turtle Rock. Umpire— Alex. Krumbhaar. Timekeeper --W. R. Tucker. 

 Judge— Robt. C. Skinner. Prize— A flag. 



The Crescents, as usual, got away first, but the advantage was not 

 great. On nearing Columbia Bridge by a spurt they gained a quarter 

 length, and got under the bridge first. The heavy current catching the 

 stern of the Undine boat as it rounded th« pier, threw the bow on, and 

 came within a shade of going into the Crescents, but a free use of their 

 rudder saved the foul, although it lost several feet. From here to the 

 Goose Pen the racing was beautiful, Crescents leading, but with a slow 

 but regular and telling stroke. Well backed up by his whole crew, De 

 Haven forced his boat np level, and after passing the rolling mill wharf 

 the Undines without any great effort took the lead. In shooting the 

 Connecting and Guard Bridges the Crescents were forced to row in the 

 * wash of the leaders, who were increasing" their lead until at the finish 

 the clear water between the boats was about four lengths. Time— Un- 

 dine, 9 minutes 28£ seconds; Crescent, 9 minutes 43 seconds. Sgtjlls. 



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- All Sorts. — It has been suggested, in order to aToid 

 the unpleasantness that at present prevails in billiard cir- 

 , cies, that in the future all tournaments be decided by the 

 grand average of the players, instead of the highest num- 

 ber of games won. This would be well enough, if the 

 /first prize is sufficiently high, and there were no pool 

 boxes in the immediate vicinity. . . .Slosson is willing to 

 play Sexton for $500 and back himself We are author- 

 ized to state that Sexton can be matched for $500 or $1,000 



against Joseph Dion "Rudolphe recently, at Dan Strauss', 



recovered $175 from Sexton at the three ball game. . . .Af- 

 ter every tournament high-ball has the call at Flynn& Ma- 

 roa's. 0. Dion is reported to have won $1,500 there on 



the 27th, while Sexton's purse was diminished $200 



Messrs, Riley & May of the Kevere House, Toronto, 

 Canada, are getting up a billiard tournament,, to be held 

 in that city next January. The entries are to be confined 

 to players living in Canada, and the winner of the major- 

 ity of games is to be titled Champion of the Dominion. 

 Money and other prizes are to be given. Mr. Samuel May, 

 f the proprietor, is a veteran player, and participated in the 

 'first tournament in Canada, held at Music Hall, Toronto, 

 from Nov. 21st to 26th. 1864. He received the second 

 : prize, and also that for highest run, aa ong seven contestants 

 i! • • • . At the Rudolphe and J. Dion game in the late tourney 

 holders of tickets on Rudolphe, while sitting in their seats 

 , awaiting the result of a game which they thought would 

 ', deter mine their money, were told that the money was in 



'pockets of the opposite bettors John Bessunger of 



•Philadelphia, is playing very strong billiards. He has 

 fmade several ineffectual attempts to enter into tourna- 



|toehts If the charges of collusion made against some 



i of the players in the late tourney are not satisfac- 

 torily explained away, billiard tournaments will no 

 'longer have their former patronage. We trust the 

 |; management will rise to explain The scarcity of bil- 

 liard people at the late tourney was particularly noticea- 

 ) ;,ole. The professional billiard players are in a position to 

 fknow tae true value of the modern tournaments. .;. .Bil- 

 I receptions are again becoming very popular in the 

 li'Cityof Churches. In the interest of the fair sex, gentlemen 

 ^Players should give them all the encouragement possible. ... 

 j|Capt. Tom Dean has fully recovered from the effects of 

 /JU« late accident, and exhibits a "star" on the top of his 



^ew jguhlic&tions. 



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West India Sickles. By W. P. Talboys: a. W. 



Carleton & Co. : New York. 



If there is one event more rare than that of a foreign trip by an Amer- 

 ican yacht owner, it is a readable description of the same by himself 

 or one of his guests. Lord Dufferin's "Letters from High Latitudes" 

 has heretofore held the highest place among narratives of this descrip- 

 tion, bnt Mr. Talboys' exceedingly pleasant and readable little book is 

 well worthy to oe placed on an equality with the production of the noble 

 Governor of the Canadian Dominion. Most of our home readers are 

 aware that the good schooner yacht Josephine, of the New York Yacht 

 Club, is the property of Mr. Lloyd Phenix. It was in this vessel, under 

 the command of her owner, that the voyage was made which forms the 

 subject of the work. Sailing from New York in November the Jose- 

 phine shaped her course first for St. Thomas, but owing to heavy weath- 

 er having set her to leeward, Porto Rico was made the first stopping 

 point, and from thence Santa Cruz, St. Thomas, and through the Lee- 

 ward Islands, stopping at many points until the South American coast 

 was reached at Laguayra. Landing here the yachtsmen proceeded to 

 Caracas, in Venezuela, and thence up the Caribbean Sea to Cuba. The 

 whole story is told in a bright goseipy manner, and the description of 

 the places visited are excellent. The vein adopted is exaetly suited to 

 the character of the trip itself, and Mr. Talboys develops rare faculties 

 as a raconteur. It should be noted as well worthy of imitation that 

 throughout the voyage Mr. Phenix was his own captain and navigator, 



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I¥o Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



Stools.— M. W. Clark, of Danville Junction, Maine, raises wild geese. 



Morris-town.— "Camp Life in Florida," just published, and for Bale 

 at this office, will tell you ail you wish to learn. 



Major.— Thos. P. Cantwell, of Brainerd, Minn., will furnish you with 

 live pin tail or sharp tail grouse at $2 per pair. 



A. J. T., Catskill, N. Y —Where can I get "Chapman on the American 

 Rifle?" Ans. Book out of print, we think. Ormstead was the publisher. 



W. F. , Hannibal, Mo.— Of whom can I purchase English chilled shot, 

 and the price per 25 pounds? Ans. W. R. Schaefer, No. 61 Elm street, 

 Boston. We do not know the price. 



Mitchell, New York.— How is Bellport, L. I., for ducks and quail? 

 Ans. Fair for ducks; quail pretty well killed off by this time, although 

 they were plenty early in the season. A good hotel has been built at 

 Bellport. 



R. W. H., Newark.— A and Bare throwing dice. A throws 11 and 

 bets B that he cannot beat it. B throws three trays and claims that he 

 has beat 11. Please inform me who is the winner. Ans. A wins; the 

 three trays count only for 9 in throwing with three dice. 



W. L., Middletown.— How could I obtain a cadetship at . West Point, 

 and what studies would I be examined in, and what is the age necessary 

 to go there? Ans. Cadets at West Point are appointed by Members of 

 Congress and the President. Apply to the Representative of your dis- 

 trict. 



C. S. R., Niagara Falls.— Will yon please tell me the name and prop- 

 erties of bulb which I inclose. It grows around stumps, and has a slen- 

 der stem with small berries on it in the Fall, and when tasted produces 

 a choking sensation. Ans. It is a conn of the Indian turnip (Ariseema 

 iri folia. 



N. II., Jr., Fall River, Mass.— Have the kindness to inform me the 

 price of Orange powder manufactured by Laflin & Rand and oblige a 

 constant reader. Ans. Orange lightning, $1.25 per pound; Orange duck- 

 ing, in pound canisters, $1 per pound; Orange ducking, in 6$ pound can- 

 isters, §3.45. 



Ritbt, Fulton, N. Y.— Mention is made In Forest and Stream of th© 

 Houvelle Kiver, in Canada, (winch empties into the Bay of Canada.) 

 Please give location of the same. Ans. The Nouvelle River is in Bona. 

 venture county, P. Q., and empties into the Bay Chalenr, near the ex- 

 tremity of the peninsula of Gaspe. Port Daniel is at its month, to which 

 place a coastwise steamer runs from Dalhousle in the Summer, begin- 

 ning about rth May, 



Trat, Gardiner. Me.— 1st. I have a dog who Is troubled with small 

 worms. Please inform me where I can procure some powdered areca 

 nut, what dose should be given (the dog weighs about eighteen pounds,) 

 with directions and effect on system. 2d. Where can I get a couple of 

 strong nosed, good sized, pure bred, well broken fox hounds, say one to 

 two years old? Ans. 1st. Have sent you some areca nut, with directions 

 for its use. 2d. Address Peter Knox, Newton, Sussex county, N.J. 



Valentine, Janesville, Wis.— What is the best work on taxidermy for 

 one who wants to learn how to set up birds, etc.? Ans. Coues' "Field 

 Ornithology," Dodd & Mead, 762 Broadway, New York. Davies' "Prac- 

 tical Naturalists'' Guide," and "Avis Bird Preserving" are useful little 

 works, published in Great Britain and for sale here by importers. Ap- 

 ply to G. W. Ford, with Pott, Young <fc.Co., Cooper's Union, city. Ho 

 will import books at 30 cents, gold, to the shilling, or 85 cents, currency. 



D. M. S , Rogers, West Va.— How can I tan wild cat and bear skins 

 with the fur on?^ I wish to make a cloak of the wild cat skins. Should 

 I cut a gore from the centre of the skin at the top or cut from the sides 

 to give the cloak the circular form which it should have? Ans. To taa 

 skins with the fur on put them into a pickle of alum and saltpetre until 

 they become like leather; then dress the flesh sides, dry them elowly, 

 and rub tbtm with a little butter, and dry them by rubbing or treading 

 them out in vaneer sawdust. We cannot tell you how to cut your cloak. 

 Any dressmaker can give you a pattern, which is the same as for a lady's 

 "circular." 



W. A. L., Yarmouth, N. S.— 1st. What make of rifle corresponds 

 with your description of wha't a sporting rifle ought to be? 2d. What 

 quantity and grade of powder should I use for ball cartridge in a 12 

 gauge, 8f pounds, 28-inch double shot gun? Sd. Which would be best, a 

 conical or round ball, for a ibofc f«nn, and should the ball fit tightly? 

 Some one of your correspondents asks how to prevent displacement of 

 wads in metal shells while in the gun If he will Are the barrels alter- 

 nately he will probably have no trouble from this cause. Successive 

 shocks will start even large wads.. Ans- 1st. See our issue of Nov. 4th 

 fur article on various kinds of rifles. 2d. Four drachms medium grain. 

 3d. Round ball, and it should fit tight. 



W. H., Newburgh.— 1st. Where can I go for a day's duck shooting in 

 December within twenty miles of New York and find good shooting? If 

 there is none within twenty miles, please tell me where the nearest is, 

 and if I can go and return the same day. 2d. What would the cost be 

 for the day? What is the right charge to use for duck shooting with a 

 muzzle loader? Ans. There is no dnck shooting of any consequence 

 within twenty miles of New York. In order to get a day's duck shoot- 

 ing anywhere it is necessary to be on the point by daylight in the morn- 

 ing. Address W. N. Lane, Good Ground, L. I. , where you would in all 

 probability find good duck shooting. 2d. The proper load depends en- 

 tirely upon the size of your gun, which you do not give us. 



J . W. A., Boston.- -Will you have the kindness to inform me how I 

 shall take proper care of my pointer dog, viz., how often I shall wash 

 him, and in what manner and what with; how I shall keep fleas, etc., 

 from him; what I stall give him to eat? How long ought a pointer to be 

 useful, and at what age do they play out generally? I have just pur- 

 chased a goo& dog; I want to take proper care of him. Ans. You will 

 find in our kennel column of this week an article upon the subject of the 

 proper care of dogs. In order to keep your pointer clear of fleas wash 

 him occasionally with common brown or carbolic soap, and keep him in 

 a clean place . We have owned pointers which were serviceable until 

 they were ten or twelve ye*rs of age, but they were properly fed and ex- 

 ercised. 



Goose, Jefferson City, Mo.— Will you be kind enough to inform me 

 the proper way of using live wild geese for decoys? The shooting is on 

 a large bar in the river, where the geese come after feeding. Should 

 the decoys be placed in the water near the edge of the bar, or should 

 they be placed on the sand? How should they be fastened? I have a 

 pair that I have tried for decoying several times, fastened with a cord by 

 one leg, but they make such continued efforts to get loose that they do 

 more harm than good. Ans. Your geese should have a leather strap 

 attached to each leg connecting with a string, arranged In what the sail- 

 ors call a bridle, tied to a stake. They should always be in water where 

 they can touch bottom, in which case they can swim if so disposed, or 

 stand on one leg. Some of our baymen teach their geese also to call at 

 command. 



A. K., Hannibal.— I want to go on the plains, and probably as far 

 west as the mountains. Which would be the best to take, a muzzle 

 loading double barrel shot gun or a rifle? If a rifle, which of those 

 named would be the best, taking into consideration cheapness of am- 

 munition, working of guns, etc. ? 2d. Is 23 inches too short a barrel for 

 good shooting and for general use? 3d. I have a Colt's revolver, five 

 shots, using caps, .36 inch calibre; is that too small, or had I better 

 trade it for a larger one, say a Colt's army? Is the new Colt's revolve? 

 the right kind for Western use? 4th. Can you give me the address of 

 the maker of the Ballard rifle? Ans. We should prefer the first of the 

 rifles you mention, but a breech loading shot gun, with metal shells for 

 reloading with ball or buckshot, to either. 2d. 23 inches we consider 

 too short for general use; 28 would be much better. 3d. The new aimv 

 size revolver is the best for Western use. 4th. The Ballard rifle is tM 

 being manufactured now. 



