FOREST AND STREAM. 



Florida. —Our correspondent, "0. K.," who is a resi- 

 dent of St. Augustine, writes from that city under date of 

 Nov. 25th :— 



"The improvements here during the past Summer have 

 been wonderful. Our hotel accommodations have been 

 doubled, and the city is prepared for the crowd that is ad- 

 vancing. The place to-day entertains a very large number 

 of visitors. The present influx exceeds anything yet re- 

 corded. Never before has the season commenced so early. 

 The Magnolia has opened, and its proprietor, W. W. Pal- 

 mer, is truly astonished at the many people applying for 

 accommodations. The hotel has been refitted, etc., and its 

 table is, as usual, unexcelled in the South— surely in 

 the State. Our friend Ponce, of 'the Oriental, has done 

 a fair business the entire Summer, and is now doing fairer. 

 The St. Augustine Hotel, which now looms up twice its 

 original size, will open on the 1st of December. It has 

 beea entirely refurnished, and a new dining room has been 

 added, also an annunciator— in fact, everything that is re- 

 quired to make it first class in every respect. Capt. .Vaill 

 will command, as of old. The Florida House, by J. H. 

 Remer, will probably open this week, after a thorough 

 overhauling. The boarding houses generally have been re- 

 constructed, and the accommodations this Winter will sur- 

 pass those of any previous season . New buildings have 

 gone up, improvements have been made, and thus year by 

 year St. Augustine is steadily attaining the grand success 

 that has been predicted for it. The facilities for attracting 

 and pleasing the visitors have been increased extensively. 

 This Winter we will possess a miniature Long Branch, sit- 

 uated on the north beach, fronting the Atlantic Ocean. A 

 company are to erect large tents, bathing houses, etc., that 

 will afford a desirable retreat for visitors. A livery stable 

 will also be established on this beach. Throughout the 

 city there are improvements that are evidences of a pros- 

 perous and pleasant season. 



The St. John's Railway from Tacoi is in fine condition. 

 A new engine and cars have been added to the rolling stock 

 of the company. There will be four trains daily each way, 

 and close connections made with all steamers on the St. 

 John's River. At the St. Augustine t depot the trains will 

 connect with the Irwin Bros', line of omnibuses, which 

 are new and just from New York. Another great and de- 

 sired improvement here— that has long been wanted— is the 

 opening ®f a first-class three-dollar-a day house, which has 

 at last been accomplished. It is a new building (now in 

 course of construction,) and will be known as the Marion 

 Hotel. It is situated on Charlotte street, near the St. 

 Augustine Hotel, and will be managed by R. Palmer & 

 Co., and is to be decidedly first class, with accommodations 

 for one hundred guests. 



The hunting and fishing in our neighborhood never was 

 better, nor the game more plentiful. It is no rare occur- 

 rence for one of our young hunters— say Jim Ponce, Paul 

 Mickler, or others— to start out in the morning with gun 

 and dogs and return in the evening with three deer, besides 

 ducks, quail, and other small game. It was but last Fri- 

 day that the said famous Jim Ponce gained the woods in 

 search of deer, when before he had gone three miles he 

 killed two in succession. The venison is sold for from 

 nine to twelve cents per pound. The wild ducks surround 

 us on every side, and the rivers and ponds are a perfect 

 mass of moving feathers. Ducks sell for fifteen cents each. 

 The fishing here is always good, but at present our market 

 is oversupplied. The trout, sheepshead, bass, and black- 

 fish bite nicely. Parties to Matanzas for the purpose of 

 hunting and fishing are very frequent. On Thursday, the 

 11th, we figured in a party of this kind, and visited the 

 above named place, where we encamped for a week. Our 

 party consisted of Mr. Geo. W. Fox, the United States in- 

 terpreter of the Indians now captives in the fort; Mr, Jcs. 

 B. Burroughs, Mr. S. G. Whitney, and Mr. J. O. Whitney, 

 of this place, and ten young, well-disposed Indians. The 

 yacht Water Witch, Capt. R, Pinkham, was our means of 

 transport. A beautiful sail of two hours— eighteen miles- 

 brought us in sight of Matanzas fort, which, together with 

 the Custom House, comprises Matanzas itself. We were 

 landed, and the Water Witch, after leaving us a canoe, left 

 for St. Augustine. We had been kindly offered the use of 

 the Custom House, which was accepted. The game was 

 plentiful, and we never wanted fcr a game dinner. The 

 same with the fish. We fished early and often, for the fun 

 was great. Sheepshead were caught weighing five pounds 

 each. At night, after the supper had been disposed of, we 

 assembled the Indians and instituted a war dance, or some 

 other kind of a dance, in which they all joined and en- 

 joyed fully as much as their spectators did. A brave Kiowa 

 warrior, Ah ke-ah, invariably led the dance, while another, 

 Zo torn,' beat the tom-tom. Their peculiar song and loud 

 war-whoop were anything but enchanting. One evening 

 we entertained two guests from farther South on their way 

 to St. Augustine. The Indians were in good form and 

 spirits, and kept up an incessant song, which our guests 

 understood to be war songs, which caused them no little 

 uneasiness, but when the scalp dance was reached our vis- 

 ' itors skedaddled unceremoniously. This, of course, amused 

 the Indians, who, appreciating the situation, redoubled 

 their efforts and yelled the louder. Finally peace again 

 reigned, the Indians retired, and we were all soon fast 

 asleep. 



Your "Camp Life in Florida" has just reached me. You 

 have done well, and succeeded in publishing the book that 

 is eagerly sought after by the sportsmen and travelers. It 

 is a handsome and interesting work, and may success crown 

 You? useful and untiring efforts for Florida." 



GAME PROTECTION. 



International Game Association. — The Secretary of 

 the "International Association for Protecting Game and 

 Fish" has just issued, per order of Executive Committee, 

 a sixteen page octavo report, with cover, of the pro- 

 ceedings of that body, showing its origin and progress, 

 and, we trust, making it clear to every one what its objects 

 are, and how it is proposed to accomplish them. Three 

 hundred copies have been printed for distribution among 

 the members. 



It is gratifying to state that the Secretary has received 

 letters from the most influential and intelligent members 

 of the Committees on Nomenclature, Habits and Legis- 

 lation, recently appointed, expressing their purpose to push 

 forward the work assigned to them with vigor, and to leave 

 nothing undone that is within their power to accomplish. 



— The Yonkers Game and Fish Protective Society have is- 

 sued a circular giving the close seasons for all descriptions 

 of birds in the State of New York, and also the local laws 

 applying to the county of Westchester. Copies may be 

 obtained from the Secretary, Henry T. Keyser, Esq. This 

 society has done much of late to break up Sunday shooting. 



—A number of gentlemen have just formed the Elmira 

 Sportsmen's Association, electing the following named as 

 officers: — President, W. H. Gregg; Yice President, J. Stew- 

 art Hill; Secretary, L. M. Millspaugh; Treasurer, G. H. 

 Waite. It is organized for the protection of game and 

 gyro practice. 



—The season for deer hunting closed in Pennsylvania 



December 1st. 



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Bridgeport, Ct., December 1st, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



It is to be regretted that a trip to Stratford with, a "Rigby choke bore 

 and a butler" should have afforded so little sport to your correspondent, 

 B, But that there shall be no cause of complaint for having his inqui 

 ries and suggestions pass unnoticed, it is desirable to have him informed 

 that the gentlemen living in "Bridgeport, four miles from Stratford," 

 who formed a society for the protection of game, think they do know all 

 about the game laws of "sanctified Connecticut" and the other States in 

 the Union. So can any one who reads Forest and Stream. These 

 gentlemen in Connecticut, with the State Association for the Protection 

 of Game and Fish, did have "adequate laws framed, 11 which provide 

 for stopping both night and Sunday shooting, and did try to have them 

 passed at the last session of the Legislature, but failed to get them 

 through. These p-entlemen think they know just what laws are required, 

 and by what means they should be enforced. They also know that the 

 night shooting is not all done by "thoughtless, improvident, drunken 

 outcasts, 11 but by some who call themselves gentlemen sportsmen, under 

 the unsportsmanlike plea that if they do not shoot when they can, others 

 will have all the fun. The section of the law that B. quotes accomplishes 

 just what was intended, namely, to protect the ducks that feed in Long 

 Island Sound along the shores of Connecticut from being driven from 

 their feeding grounds by steam and. sailing yachts from New York and 

 other places with their swivel guns, and not by the "poor pot hunters. 11 



The members of the Bridgeport club feel grateful to B for his kind 

 suggestions, and in return advise him to get posted before he again at- 

 tempts to lecture "New England saints" or "Connecticut Yankees" on 

 their want of knowledge and the requirements of game laws. H. 



U. S. Mint, Carson, Nev., Dec. 2d, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



Being well aware of your interest in the preservation and increase of 

 game m our country, and of the fish in our bays and harbors, I would 

 ask leave to call your attention to the enclosed article, clipped from the 

 San Francisco Chronicle of November 11th. If these important facts 

 are noticed in your paper it will awaken a deeper feeling of indignation 

 at the wanton piracy practiced by the Chinese and other foreigners in onr 

 woods and waters, and call forth other communications to our Western 

 papers, thereby agitating the subject and tending to secure more strin- 

 gent enactments of our Legislatures in accordance with the necessities 

 of the case. E. B. Barnes. 



[The abuses to which our correspondent refers are dwelt 

 upon by the California Pish Commissioners, of whose an- 

 nual report we present an abstract in our current issue. — 

 Ed.] 



Forest and Stream Badges.— The fifth contest for the 

 Forest and Stream badges took place at Conlin's Gal- 

 lery, No. 930 Broadway, on Thursday, Nov. 2d. W. B. 



Farw T ell having won the first badge once he is barred out 

 for the second badge. Conditions — Ten shots, off hand, 



110 feet; 200 yards target reduced in proportion to dis- 

 tance; "Wimbledon rules: — 



Name . Score. Total 



D. L. Beckwith, 1st "best score 1 ' badge 5 345445455 44 



J. B. Blydenburgh 5 455344355 43 



Chas. A. Cheever... 4 542545445 42 



W. B. B^arwell 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 40 



L. V. Sone, 2d "centre 11 badge 35 3 53 9 4444 40 



A. B. Hayburn .....5534443533 40 



L.C.Bruce 3 5 35334 5 45 40 



Wilson MacDonald. . . . . 454343534 4 39 



MP. Lennon 5335444443 39 



A. Marsh, 533443 5 345 39 



William J. Sherwood 5 334355434 39 



M.J.Duffy 3 434444444 38 



T. G. Dodworth 3 454435343 38 



Andrew Fowle 5 4 2 4344543 38 



T. E. Broadway 5 553334540 37 



H. H. Hines 3 320453402 36 



J. D. Cheever. 43 42 43 443 4 35 



T. C.Banks 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 8<5 



W. Moser, Jr 8 433534442 35 



Frank Lord 5 323442533 35 



C. Blackie 432444334 32 



Captain W. H. DeHart. .......3 432335532 .31 



J. Wood 52-322*45332 31 



George Black 3 3 3 5 3 5 2 4 31 



Chas. E. Blydenburgb, 3d "inner" badge 3 333344250 30 



W. B. Allen ..........2202254553 30 



N. Saltus 2 333343404 29 



John Wavdell.... 2 43553322 29 



ThomasJ. Carlton 3 23023252 5 27 



T. Kindelon.... , ..3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 26 



Samuel Robinson .3 442232303 26 



Wm. Klein 0320403455 26 



L. D. Spencer 2 3 3 4 4 3 4 3 25 



J, McGlensey 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 4 34 



A. F. Ferris ....3 333 2 00323 24 



Frederic DeWitt 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 23 



W. J* Jones 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 3 23 



J. O. Wright ..,....,.... = ,....0023503502 22 



J. D. Potter ......................2 3330003 3 16 



Charles J. Biauvelt .....2uS0550026 16 



- The Tv/rf Field and Farm cups will be shot ioi q\ 



Thursday, Dec. 9th, commencing at 4 P. M. All are in- 

 vited. 



Hellwig's Gallery. — The first competitive shooting in 

 a lying position for a gold medal, a Remington rifle, and a 

 Colt's revolver, took place at Hellwig's new gallery, No. 

 273 Eighth avenue, on Decembe: 1st. The following are 

 the scores : — 



Name. Score 

 H. Fisher 39 



A. V. Canfield.... 45 



B. C. Vannett 45 



F. N. Dewitt 32 



L. C. Bruce.. 45 



W'.lliam Lindsay, 1st prize 46 



Alexander Pyle 36 



Bin Ginger ; .44 



James Barrev 37 



James Shand. 35 



L. Bird 39 



Name. Score. 



P. G. Moore 33 



Peter Farley 44 



John Clark. .24 



R. G. Chambers, 3d prize .25 



F. Moore.. 31 



F. Kessler 38 



D. L. Beckwith, 2d prize 39 



T. C. Banks 35 



M. L. Fiiggs. 46 



P. Femming 45 



oOOya-ds. 



Total. 



25 



53 



26 



48 



21 



46 



17 



38 



itition was ( 



mtered 



5Q0vards. 



Total . 



28 



54 



25 



52 



18 



44 



14 



43 



Morsemore. — On Friday last, the third competition in 

 the marksman's match came off. There were four entries, 

 with the following scores. 



Name. 200 yards. 



George Langram 26 



H. W. Blakemore 22 



E. Connell 25 



J. Clark 21 



On the same day the fourth com 

 with the following results. 



Name. 200 yards. 



H. Maynard 29 



G. Langram 27 



J. Clark 26 



B. Blakemore 29 



On December 10th, the ch allien ge sent by the Scottish 

 American Rifle Club to the Yonkers, R. A. will come off. 

 Conditions, ten shots at 200 and at 500 yards. Shooting 

 to commence at 12 o'clock. Train leaves Thirtieth street 

 depot at half-past ten o'clock. 



Boston.— On November 4th, the Boston Club had their 

 match at Spy Pond. Distance 200 yards, ten shots. The 

 following are the leading scores: 



Name. Total. I Name. Total. 



E. J. Osgood 46 C. C. Werayss 4'1 



J. H. Frost 44] J. Wemyss. Jr 41 



The rooms of the Boston Club will probably be located 

 at the rooms of the Massachusetts Angler's Association. 



Newport, R. I. — A match took place on the 4th of De- 

 cember at the range in Middletown for a Creedmore rifle. 

 There were twenty entries. Conditions, 500 yards, five 

 shots. We give the best scores. 



Name. Score. I Name. Score. 



Samuel Powel, Jr 23|W. C. Cozzens. Jr 21 



J. Engs 23iSaniuel Powel, Jr . . 81 



J. Engs 32 N. R. Landers 20 



Charles Potter 22jOharles Potter 20 



Waverly Club.— On the 22d of October Capt. R. C. 

 Coleman, of the American team, assisted at the inaugura- 

 tion of Riverside Range, a most convenient spot on the 

 bank of the Susquehanna River, near Sayre, Pa. The in- 

 terest manifested on the occasion for rifle shooting was 

 very gratifying to the club. Coleman's shooting at 1,000 

 yards was magnificent, he making 38 out of a possible 40. 

 In the evening a dinner was given to Capt. Coleman at the 

 Hotel Warford, at which were present every member of the 

 organization and most of the prominent citizens of the 

 town. On the 18th of November the Ithaca Rifle Club 

 shot a match with the Waverlys. Conditions— 400 and 500 

 yards; ten shots at each range: — 



ITHACA. 



Name 



MandeviDe 40 



Raymond 41 



Gr^en _ 33 



Glatk 35 



Blair SS 



Baker 33 



Total— 414. 



Yards. 



400 £00 



•WAVERLT. 



Yards , 

 400 500 



37' A. Hildebrand . 4? 44 



40 Finch rt 40 43 



27 Wells ,' r .49 45 



30' Wm. Hildebrand 45 37 



32 Campbell .39 31 



27 Fish 45 28 



i Total— 493. 



On the 23d the Waverly Club shot in a match with the 

 Ithaca Club on the Ithaca Fair Grounds. The day was 

 cold and stormy. Conditions — Ten shots at 400 yards:— 



ITHACA. I WAVBRLT. 



Name. Score. | Name. Score. 



IVJandeville 



Raymond 44 



Green 28 



Clark. 45 



A. Hildebrand 49 



Fmch 46 



Wells ..45 



Klase j 39 



Blair 43 Campbell .' 43 



Baker 39 Knapp ..... .37 



Total 247 Total 259 



This club will be larger in the Spring, and promise to 

 make it "red hot" for any "granger" club who may tackle 

 them. Vernier. 



— The Rochester Amateur Rifle Club seems to bein a 

 most flourishing condition. The Club has an excellent 

 shooting gallery of its own, where a clear 150 feet can be 

 used. There are four targets, with all the proper arrange- 

 ments for recording the shots . The Rocliester Union de- 

 clares the shooting gallery of the Club to be one of the 

 finest in the 'State. The same authority states that "It is 

 not a money-making institution, merely a sonial arrange- 

 ment for the amusement and education of the club, and 

 therefore the price of shooting has been fixed at the low 

 rate of fifteen cents for ten shots. Any respectable citizen 

 can obtain entrance to the gallery and shoot as much as 

 he may desire, complying, of course, with the rules. The 

 gallery is kept open from nine o'clock in the morningain- 

 til nine o'clock in the evening. The targets are reduced 

 from those used at 500 yards on a regular range, the bull's 

 eye being two inches in diameter. The scores which count 

 over 40 out of a possible 50 are numerous. No one has 

 yet succeeded in making a full possible, and it is doubtful 

 if it ever will be done. In a short time Rochester will 

 have the largest amateur rifle club in the State." 



Chicago Rifle Club— Immense Shooting!— The fifth 

 competition for the Hamilton Rowe & Co. badge, valued 

 at $100, came off at the Southern Park Range Saturday, 

 November 27th. The day was very fine. The following 

 score will show that everything must have been favorable. 

 Three sighting and seven scoring shots; distance, 500 

 yards:— 



Name. Score. Tot'lj Name. Score. Tot'l 



S.B. Sexton...... 5 5 5 5 5 5 5— 35|R. S. Thompson.. 5 5 5 5 5 4 5-34 



J. Mneiv,\. 5 5 5 555 5—3510. H. Proaty.,.,5 55555 4-84 



J.- A. Shfiffer 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-35' O. C. Blaokmer..4 4 5 5 4 4 5-31 



Qm. WiUav#,. . ,V.5 5 § 5 5 $ §— §4iC, Fuller . ..555455: 



