FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Chicago, August 14th, 1876. 

 Editob Forest and Stream:— 



Following are the scores made by a few members of the Chicago Eifle 

 Club at their range at South Park, on Saturday the 12th inst. The first 

 score was for a prize donated by Col. Shaffer, consisting of a keg of fine 

 rifle powder, which was divided into three prizes, viz.: first, second and 

 third. It will be seen that Walter Burnham won the first. Mr. Howe sec- 

 ond, Willard third. Messrs. Bliss and Cleveland took part in^the match, 

 but by request of the gentlemen the scores are not given below. The sec- 

 ond shool was simply for practice, from which it will be seen that your 

 correspondent did some very fair shooting. Distance, 500 yards, two 

 sighting shots: — 



Name. Score. Total. 



Walter Burnham ....4 5 4 5 4 5 4 31 



H.G.Howe 4434555 30 



Geo Willard 3 5355M 30 



A. G. Alford 5 4 44433 27 



SECOND SCORE. 



Name. Score Total. 



A. G Alford 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 35 



H. G. Howe 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 83 



W. Burnham 554 5 5 54 33 



Geo. Willard 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 32 



The Chicago Rifle Club has been challenged by the Milwaukee Rifle 

 Club to take part in a friendly contest at Milwaukee, between the 25th 

 and 31st insts. The same has been accepted by the Chicago Rifle Club 

 and Col. Thompson, chosen by the club as captain of the team, he to 

 to select the team as he shall think advisable. The Colonel is an old 

 soldier and a "bullseye hitter," and is just the man for the place, having 

 filled that place twice before. Of course the Chicago Club count on 

 bringing home the laurels. A. G. Alford. 



]atiaml §ia$times. 



SCOTTISH GAMES AT PHILADELPHIA. 



Annual Convention of the North American United 

 Caledonian Association. 



On Monday of last week the eighteenth annual games of 

 the Caledonian Club of Philadelphia were held at Schuet- 

 zen Park, in connection with the convention of the above 

 Association in that city. The purposes of the Association, 

 and the subjects coming before it for deliberation have al- 

 ready been explained to the readers of Forest and Stream. 

 In conformity with previous usage, the annual games of 

 the club located in the city where the convention is held, 

 came off at the time of its session. This is done with the 

 double object of making the presence of the delegates avail- 

 able for lending a greater eclat to the local games, and to 

 that extent conferring a benefit upon the local club. Phil- 

 adelphia was chosen as the place of meeting this year on 

 account of the Centennial Exhibition, and the presence of 

 many strangers from abroad, among whom there would in 

 all probability, be a goodly representation from the Lund 

 o' cakes. To such, the sound of the bagpipes as the clans 

 mustered on Monday morning, must have been like a whiff 

 from the hills of Albyn. The clansmen in costume turned 

 out in strong force, and came from all parts of the United 

 States and Canada: from Richmond, Washington, New 

 York, Newark, Brooklyn, Albany, Buffalo, Toronto, St. 

 Catherines, Montreal, and San Francisco, and from many 

 other cities. As they fell into line they formed the finest 

 procession of Highlanders ever witnessed in this country. 

 Marching through the streets, five front, they attracted a 

 great deal of attention, and of the half amused admiration 

 invariably excited by the sight of a kilt. After parading 

 several streets, the steam cais were taken for the Park near 

 East Falls station, on the Norristown railroad. All that 

 need be said of the place chosen for the games is, that the 

 accommodation for the spectators to be expected on such 

 an occasion is ample, and that for the adiletes the ground 

 is excellent. A very heavy shower of rain fell about noon, 

 and no doubt deter r ed many from attending, but, notwith- 

 standing, the grounds were lively in every part. The turn- 

 out of athletes was very large. The following was the 



PRIZE UST. 



Putting the Heavy Stone (five entries).- 1st, John Anderson, Newark. 

 35fr. . 8ius.; 2d. Hugh McKianovv, Hamilton, Canada, 35ft. 3ins.; 3d, A. 

 McKay, New Haven, 32ft. 6ins. 



S'andLng Jump (seven entries).— 1st, E. W. Johnston, Toronto, 10ft. 

 Sims.; 2d, James Crane, 10ft. 8^ins.; 3d, R. Rogers, Trenton, lOit. 

 Sins. 



Throwing the Light Hammer (six entries)— 1st, H. McKinnow, 118ft. 

 Hi us.; 2d, A. McKay, 11 1ft. lin.; 3d, J. Anderson, 99ft. llin. 



Running Jump (ten entries).— 1st, A. C. Reid, Hamilton, 20ft. 3£ins. ; 

 2d, Johu Malouey, Fall River, 20ft. 2ins.: 3d, John Melure, Hartford, 

 19ft. 3£ins. 



toacK Race (eleven entries)— 1st, W. Robertson, N. Y.; 2d, A.M. 

 Allen, Pulsion; 3d, A. Marshall, Bridgeport. 



Tossing the Caler (six entries).— 1st, A. McKay, 37ft. Tins.; 2d, H. 

 McKinnow, 37ft. Tins.; 3i, E. W. Johnston. 



Three-Legged Race (fourteen entries)— 1st, W. Robertson and A. C. 

 Reid; 2d, A M. Allen and Charles Allen; 3d, H. Huff and G. W. 

 .brat i on. 



HitfU land Fling (eleven entries)— 1st, G. A. Matterson, Hamilton ; 2d, 

 James Kennedy, Brooklyn; 3d, F. Allcock, Richmond. 



150-Yards Kace (eighteen entries)— 1st, J. Mebrose, 16£s.; 2d. S. Daly, 

 Philadelphia; 3d, J McLaren, Newark. 



Boys' Short Race (fourteen entries)— 1st, T. Coleman, Philadelphia; 

 2d. R. Fergus; T. Bancroft. 



Hitch and Kick (six entries)— 1st, John We t, Brooklyn, 8ft 9ins. ; 2d, 

 A. C. Beid, 8ft, 9ins.; 3d, A. Marshall, Briageport 8ft, 8in. 



Eg£ Race (eleven entries)— 1st, John McLaren; 2d, W". Nickerson; 

 3d, W. Coates. 



Hurdle Ruce (eleven entries).— 1st, John Maloney; 2d, A. C. Reid; 3d, 

 W. Boyers, Philadelphia. 



The quoit match was not decided. The competitions 

 were in every instance keen. The hammer-throwing of 

 Mr. McKiunon is especially deserving of notice. The fol- 

 lowing acted in rotation as judges:— Col. A. A. Stevenson, 

 of Montreal; VV. Fraser, of Baltimore; A. G. Hendrie, of 

 Albany; R. Chisholm, of Hamilton; G. Bertram, Mr. Nich- 

 ols, W. Lamoud, of Philadelphia; J. B. Mclntyre, St. Cath- 

 erines, Canada; P. Selbie, S. Lawrie, of Auburn; Andrew 

 Smith, ot Baltimore; James A. Craig, George Goldie (Pro- 

 fessor of Gymnastics at Piinceton College), and J. S. Ding- 

 wall, of New York; H. R. Crawford, of Syracuse, and W. 

 F. Elder. 



The scenes of Monday at the club room were re-enacted 

 on Tuesday morning. At the Park a greater number of 

 people were present but the frequent delays made the ring 

 less attractive than it otherwise would have been. The 

 quoit match was finished, and the other games were de- 

 cided as follows:— 



Quoits (13 entries).— 1st, Job Pearson, Philadelphia; 2d, A. McGregor, 

 NewarK.; 31, F. Euieiick, Philadelphia. 



Puttiug ttie Light Stone (5 entries).— 1st, J. Anderson, 42ft. gins.; 2d, 

 H. McKinnon, 41ft. O^in.; 3d, A. McKay, 4'jft. 3ins. 



Hop, step and Jump (5 entries).- 1st, J. Malouey, 42ft llins.; 2d, E. 

 W. Johnson, 42ft. 8£ms.; 3d, Huah Murphy, Troy, 41ft. 6}ms. 



Throwing the Heavy Hammer (.4 en i lies). —1st, A. McKay, 97ft lOins.; 

 2d, H. McKninou, 95ft 9ms.; 3d, J. Anderson, S7ft. 9ius. 



Standing High Jump (7 entries).- -1st, E W. Johnson, 5ft. 2ins.; 2d, 

 Jas. Crane, 5ft. gins. ; 3d, John Maloney, 4ft. lOins. 



Thro wing 56-Pound Weight (4 entries).— 1st, Hugh McKinnon 22ft. 

 lOiins. ; 5d, A, McKay, 22ft. 2iins.; 3d, J. Anderson, 21ft. d|ms, 



Sack Race over Hurdles 18 Inches High (9 entries).— 1st, F. Allcock; 

 2d. A. Marshall. 3d, J. McLaren. 



Boys 1 Hurdle Race (11 entries).— 1st, T. Somerville; 2d, A. McAdarn; 

 3d, J. Coxe.- 



Broadsword Dance gentries).- 1st, James Kennedy; 2d, James Moor, 

 Scranton; 3, G. A. Natherson, Hamilton. 



Vaulting with Pole (8 entries).— 1st, William Robertson, 10ft.; 2d, J. 

 Maloney, 9ft. 9ins.; 3d, J. Crane. 9ft. Bins 



Mile Walking Match (9 entries).— lst.W. Hume; 2d, John McLaren; 

 3d, A. Marshall. 



Running High Leap (7 entries).— 1st, John West, 5ft. Sins.; 2d, A. C. 

 Reid, 5ft. 6ins.; 3d J. Crane. 



Mile Race (13 entries).— 1st, John Maloney; 2d, A. M. Allen; 3d, E. 

 Wilson. 



Bagpipe Playing (5 entries).— 1st. A. Rankin, New York; 2d, Robert 

 Ireland, .New Y*rk; 3d, J. A. C. Dickson, Philadelphia. 



This completed the games, throughout which the honors 

 were evenly divided. A banquet was given in the evening 

 by the Philadelphia Club. On Wednesday the sachems of 

 the tribe met in convention at the club room on Pine street. 

 Clubs were present from Montreal, New York, Philadel- 

 phia, Scranton, St. Catherines, Hudson County, N. J., Au- 

 burn, Pittston, Detroit, Buffalo, Newark, Troy and Cohoes, 

 Syracuse, Brooklyn, Hazleton, New Haven, Bridgeport, 

 Toronto, Washington, Milwaukee, Baltimore, South Ad- 

 ams, Albany, Hamilton, Norwich, Richmond, and Paterson. 

 During the year, applications for admission to membership 

 were granted to clubs from Thomaston, Conn. ; Lucknow, 

 Canada; Ottawa, Ont. ; and Union County, N.J. There 

 are now on the roll 35 societies having an aggregate mem- 

 bership of over 5,000. The reports of the secretary and 

 treasurer showed the Association to be in a healthy condi- 

 tion, financially and otherwise. The essay prizes were not 

 awarded. The committee on life assurance reported as best 

 a system on the principle ot cost without dividends; and a 

 new committee was appointed to arrange details, and re- 

 port at the next convention. The committee on rules for 

 quoits recommended the adoption of those of the Toronto 

 Caledonian Quoiting Club, which after a long debate was 

 done. The leading points are that clay ends are to be used, 

 and the distance between the pins is to be 18 yards. To 

 meet the difficulty regarding the non-observance of the by- 

 laws specifying the weights of the hammers and stones, a 

 motion was passed that the secretaries of clubs must furn- 

 ish certificates of the weight of these implements. Three 

 prizes $25, $15, and $10 — were offered for the best essays 

 on "The Influence of Caledonia Associations on the Wel- 

 fare of the Scottish residents of North America." The fol- 

 lowing were elected: — President, Wm. B. Smith, of Phila- 

 delphia; Vice Presidents, Chief Thomas Somerville, of 

 Washington, and Chief John Maxwell, of Richmond; Sec- 

 retary, J. B. Mclntyre, of St. Catherines, Out.; Assistant 

 Secretary, Thomas Monroe, of Hazelton; Treasurer, the 

 Hon. Thomas VV: ddell, of Pittston; Managing Committee, 

 James Moir, of Scranton, and Robert G. Hendrie, of Al- 

 bany. The next convention will meet in Albany. 



On Thursday the Highlanders visited the Exhibition on 

 the invitation of the Centennial Commissioners. Several 

 Scotioh airs were rung upon the bells in the course of the 

 day, and other attentions paid to the visitors. 



—Williams of Indianapolis, who seceded from his club, 

 and went to Cincinnati, is thus dismissed by the club he 

 left:— 



To the Public. — By a unanimous vote of the executive 

 committee of the Indiauapolis Base Ball Association, Dale 

 Williams has been this day dishonorably dismissed from its 

 service for gross violation of his contract, which obligated 

 him to give his exclusive services to said association, and 

 to not play for, or accept money from anv other base bull 

 club during the season of 187(3. On Saturday last he ob- 

 tained leave of absence to visit his parents at Cincinnati, 

 and while there played with the Cincinnati Red Stockings, 

 accepting money therefor. His contract with the Indian- 

 apolis Club is therefore declared forfeited, together with all 

 unpaid balance of salary. It is further ordered that the 

 manager debar said Williams from participating in any 

 games to be played on Indiauapolis grounds. By order of 

 the Association. C. B. Jacobs, Manager. 



Without Williams's aid the Indianapolis nine played a 

 close game with the Louisvilles, August 14ih, the score 

 being to 0. 



BASE BALL— THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA. 



An exciting struggle is now in progress in the west, be- 

 tween the St. Louis and Chicago Clubs, for the western 

 championship. The contest for the League pennant may 

 be almost said to be ended, for it can only be by a series ot 

 unwonted defeats that the Chicago can be deprived of the 

 winning lead in the race. She now holds her record up to 

 August 20th, giving her 40 victories to 33 by the club 

 standing second on the list. Those specially interested in 

 the pennant campaign series, and who desire to know be- 

 forehand how the.finish is likely to be, can make a pretty 

 close calculation by comparing the record of games even 

 aud lost by each of the League Clubs with the record of 

 games each have yet to play, and basing their estimates on 

 the respective figures, they will soon to be able to see that 

 Chicago at present looks sure to win the pennant. The 

 record to Augu3t 20th is as follows- 



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 23 



19 



St. Louis 



33 





Games lost 



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20 



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Next week the western nine will have closed their series 

 together, and then they will all come east oa thek last 

 tour. 



The record of games played by the "outside" profes- 

 sional nines with League Club teams, shows the latter to 

 have sustained the appended defeats: 



May 3.— New Haven vs. Hartford, at Hartford 6 to 4 



May 4.— New Haven vs. Hartford, at New Haven 7 to 6 



May 17.— New Haven vs. Athletic, at New Haven 13 to 6 



May 22 —Harvard vs. Bo ton, at Boston 7 to 6 



June 5. -Philadelphia vs Athletic, at Philadelphia 6 to 3 



June?.— New Haven vs. St. Louis, at New Haven 10 to 6 



June 9. — New Haven vs. St. Louis, at New Haven 7 to 5 



June 19.— Buckeye vs. Boston, at Columbus 7 to 5 



June 30. — Buckeye vs. Hartford, at Columbus 5 to 2 



July 7.— New Haven vs. Cincinnati, at Cincinnati 3 to 1 



July 10. — New Haven vs. Cincinnati, at Cincinnati 7 to 3 



July 28.— Rhode Island vs. Boston, at Providence 4 to 3 



August 4. — Live Oak vs. Athletic, at Lynn 8 to 



August 4.— New Haven vs. Mutual, at New Haven 9 to 2 



August 9.— Capital Citv vs. Cincinnati at, Tndianapolfs. .. 6 to 1 



August 10.— Bridgeport vs. Hartford, at Bridgeport 9 to 3 



August 14.— Buckeye vs. Cincinnati, at Columbus 8 to 3 



It will be seen that all but the Chicago and Louisville 

 nines have lost games with outside clubs. 



Besides these games there was the 12-inning, 9 to 8 game, 

 between the Chicago and Indianapolis nines, and the 

 thirteen innings to game — 5 to 5— between .New Haven 

 and Hartford. 



A summary of the pennant record shows the contesting 

 nines occupying the following relative positions up to Au- 

 gust 20th, inclusive: 



Games 

 Plaved. 

 50 

 48 

 47 

 46 

 54 

 46 

 50 

 49 



390 



Games Games 



Clubs. Won. Lost. 



Chicago 40 10 



St. Louis 33 15 



Hartford 32 14 



Boston 26 20 



Louisville 23 28 



Mutual 19 26 



Athletic 13 36 



Cincinnati 6 43 



Games 

 Drawn. 











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Total. 



192 192 6 



CRICKET. 



— Our correspondent "Seneca" notes a fine game of 

 cricket which was played at Syracuse on the 19th between 

 the Buffalo and Syracuse eleven, the latter scoring 122 in 

 one inning to the former's 45 in both innings. The best 

 individual scores wete Newson's 40, Wescott's 17, and 

 Kex's 17, not out. The Buffalonians failed to score a single 

 double number. Millward did some very fine bowling for 

 Syracuse, not making a single wide throughout the game. 

 Messrs. Nicholson, of the Germantown club, and Pycroft, 

 of Syracuse, umpired the game. Seneca. 



— The Red Stocking qf Canisteo, on August 19th, defeat- 

 ed the Cancadeas, of Hornellsville, by a score of seven to 

 six. 



La Crosse. — The residents of Newport were on Satur- 

 day again treated, through the enterprise of Mr. James 

 Gordon Bennett, to an opportunity of witnessing an excit- 

 ing exhibition of this very popular and peculiarly American 

 game. The match was between the Montreal amateurs 

 and the Indian professicnals, as follows: The Indians, 

 commanded by Paul De Lorimier; the whites, were com- 

 manded by Mr. C. P. Davidson, Q. C. Many of the play- 

 ers were members of the teams which recently visited Eng- 

 land, and played before the Queen and royal family. The 

 game, which is something like polo, except that it is played 

 on foot with a crosse or stick with a netted curve at the end, 

 has already become so popular in that country that 4,000 

 crosses were sent over in one shipment a few days ago. It 

 is described as the most interesting of games for the spec- 

 tators, the interest being continuous. 



A match for the championship of the Dominion was 

 played at Toionto on the 19th inst., between the Ontarios 

 and Torontos, and resulted in a victory for the latter in 

 in three straight games. 



Presentation op the Champion's Belt. — The belt for 

 the aquatic championship of Halifax harbor was pre- 

 sented this afternoon to Warren Smith by Mrs. Richey, 

 lady of His Worship the Mayor, at the City Council 

 Chamber. The Mayor entered the Chamber, accompanied 

 by his wife and daughter, and Warren Smith was intro- 

 duced by his trainer, and proclaimed by the Mayor to be 

 the winner of the belt for the present year. His Worship 

 explained that the idea of presenting the belt originated 

 with the Halifax Royal Yacht Club, and that Dr. Charles 

 Cogswell, who had manifested, as in many other matters 

 pertaining to the history of the city, a lively interest, had 

 in 1859 invested £100, the interest of which was to be de- 

 voted annually to the winner. This belt having been won 

 the necessary number of (five) times by the late George 

 Brown, whose loss was mourned by all, had become his 

 property (in 18L9), and the belt now to be presented had 

 been provided by the City Council, in order to perpetuate 

 the annual contest. The belt had already been won by five 

 different persons, viz.: by William Glazebrooke, George 

 Brown, George Lovett (who won it twice in succession), 

 John Mann and John Brown. His Worship intimated 

 that the names of all these winners would be engraved on 

 the belt, together with that of the present champion. The 

 belt was then placed on the winner by Mrs. Richey, who 

 also handed to him the purse ot money, and congratulated 

 him on his success. A general shaking of hands with the 

 champion followed. — Halifax Reporter, 12th. 



— Our Natural History Editor started yesterday to at- 

 tend the 25th meeting of the American Association for the 

 Advancement of Science, now in progress at Buffalo. 

 This is the most important event of the year in American 

 science, particularly biology, as it is the harvest time of 

 the year's work. We shall devote considerable space in 



our next issue to correspondence from the Association. 

 — -».♦♦. 



— The last number of the Spirit of the Times is unusual- 

 ly attractive. Among other embellishments it contains a 

 capital and truthful engraving of our friend the Hon. 

 Chas. W. Hutchinson, ex-Mayor of Uiica, and President 

 of the Utica Park Association, an engraving of the yacht 

 Countess of Dufferin, and also of the National Cup for 

 stallions. And yet it does not claim to be an "illustrated 



sporting paper." 



, «»•«» : 



— Ki. Cazeneuve, a newly arrived French magician, 

 gave an invitation exhibition last week at 315 Broadway. 

 The most notable of his card tricks, not yet seen in this 

 country, was that of holding a pack of cards and making 

 them gradually lessen in size as he shuffled them, until 

 they were reduced to a little ball of paper,, whi^fa, finally 

 vanished entirely. 



