FOREST AND STREAM. 



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open to all, and a prize will be given to 

 the first, second, and third shortest strings 

 in each match. The shooter making the 

 shortest aggregate in the thirty shots, will 

 receive the'club medal. Rifles of any con. 

 struction or calibre can be used, providing 

 the rifle barrel does not exceed fifteen 

 pounds in weight. Mode of sighting and 

 resting unrestricted. All matches will be 

 shot at forty rods, and under the time rules. 

 For further information address Charles C. 

 Hebbard, Secretary, No. 427 Broadway, 

 Cambridge, Mass. 



A New Weapon.— The Times of India 

 says: A pistol that can kill at 500 yards has 

 been patented by Captain Burton. The 

 butt is that of an ordinary pistol; the barrel 

 is that of a good rifle, cut short, but having 

 sufficient "turn" to send the bullet on its 

 errand with the proper spin. The chief ob- 

 ject is to send a rifle bullet at an enemy or 

 game, without having to use the shoulder, 

 especially when on horseback. To accom- 

 plish this the barrel is filled up with a steel 

 handle to be grasped by the left hand, while 

 the arm is extended as in archery. The in- 

 ventor has provided a patent safety bullet 

 which will, explode as a shell when it 

 crashes against the bones of large game, but 

 will pass through brushwood, or the skin of 

 a wild animal, like an ordinary ball. It 

 will not explode if let fall upon its apex, 

 but if fired into a box of ammunition it will 

 blow up everything. 



Rational g»$tim$*. 



BA.SE BALT. — THE PROFESSIONAL CHAMPION- 

 SHIP. 



The first week of August closed with but 

 little change in the relative positions of the 

 contestant's in the pennant race. The Chi 

 cagos still have a winning lead, with the St. 

 Louis second, and Hartford third, with the 

 Bostons pulling up to a close fourth, while 

 the Athletics are last on the list of the East- 

 ern nines and the Cincinnatis the last of 

 the Western teams, besides being at the 

 foot of the league class. There is no ques- 

 tioning the fact that the semi-professional 

 clubs of the country are rapidly coming up 

 to the league club standard. The Rhode 

 Islands polished off the Bostons lately, and 

 the Chicagos had two narrow escapes from 

 defeat from the Capital City nine of Indian- 

 apolis, one ga e being a twelve-innings af- 

 fair", 8 to 7, while the New Havens, last 

 week, easily took the Mutuals into camp by 

 9 to 2. Above all the Live Oaks, of Lynn, 

 gave the Athletics a Chicago last week to 

 the tune of 8 to 0! Two surprises marked 

 Saturday's contests, one the defeat of the 

 Hartfords by the Mutuals by 4 to 1, and the 

 Chicagos by the Louisvilles by 4 to 2. This 

 week the Chicagos play their last games o! 

 the pennant series with the Cincinnatis, and 

 the St. Louis their last with the Louisvilles, 

 and then will follow the closing games 

 between the St. Louis and Chicago clubs. 

 After this they all four come east for the 

 last time. 



The record to August 6th is as follows: — 



Gaines Games Games Games 



Clubs. Won. Lost. Drawn. Played. 



Chicago 36 8 44 



St. Louis 29 14 40 



Hartford 2? 11 1 39 



Boston 24 19 43 



Louisville 19 25 3 47 



Mutual lb *4 1 . 41 



Athletic It -30 1 42 



Ciucinuati 6 37 43 



Total 168 188 6 342 



—Among the best games played by clubs 

 outside the League arena since our last may 

 be named the following: — 

 August 3— Ithaca vs. Cricket, at Binghamton..l to 

 August 1— Meta vs. Aspine, at Boston (13 in) ..2 to 1 



August 2 -Star vs. Buckeye, at Syracuse 3 to 



August 5— Aspine vs. Resolute, at Boston 3 to 2 



August 5— Auburn vs. Buckeye, at Auburn... 3 to 2 

 August 3— Resolute vs. Tri -Mountain. at Boston. 4 to 



August 3— Buckeye vs. Ilion, at Uion 4 to 1 



August 2-Cricketvs. Ithaca, at Ithaca 4 to 1 



August 3— Androscoggin vs. Live Oak, at Lew- 



iston, Me 4 to 4 



August 1— New Haven vs. Bridgeport, at Bridge- 

 port 5 to 1 



Au«u8. 3— Meta vs. Aspine, at Boston 5 to 2 



August 4— Boston vs. Rhode Island, at Provi- 

 dence 2 to 5 



August 4— Chicago vs. Capital City, at Indianap- 

 olis 5 to 4 



August 1— Mutual vs. Orange, at Orange 5 to 4 



July 31 — Carbondale vs. Orange, at Orange (10 



innings 5 to 3 



August 4 —Buckeye vs. Lowell, at Lowell 9 to 



August 1— Star vs. BuCkye, at Syracuse 6 to 1 



August 3— Chelsea vs Argyle, at Brooklyn 6 to 2 



July 31— Auburn vs. Ithaca, at Auburn 6 to 5 



August 2— Live Oak vs. Androscoggin, at Lew- 

 ton, Me 7 to 



August 1 — Live Oak vs. Athletic, at Lynn..., 8 to 

 July 31— Chicago vs. Capital City, at Indianap- 

 olis (12 innings) 8 to 7 



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

 August 1— Athletic vs. Nassau, at Brooklyn 9 to 6 



—But four model games ware played in 

 the League arena last week, the majority 

 of the League contests being marked by 

 double figures. They were as follows: — 



August 5 -Mutual vs. Hartford, at Hartford 4 to 1 



August 5 -Louisville vs. Uhicago, at Louisville.4 to 2 

 August 1- Hartford vs. Athletic, at Hartford.. 8 to i 

 August 3— Boston vs. Atheletic, at Boston 8 to 3 



CRICKET. 



Notes.— The match St. George vs. Tor- 

 onto, announced for August 3d, was a fail- 

 ure, inasmuch as but few Canadians put in 

 an appearance. An eleven was made up by 

 Mr. Phillips, however, from players on the 

 ground, and the result of one inning's play 



was the success of St. George by 116 to 51. 

 Bance's 28, Tome's 19, and Mastyn's 15, not 

 out, were the best figures on the St. George 

 side. Messrs. Campbell and Sproule, 9 

 each, being the best on the other side, took 

 nine wickets for seven runs on the St. 

 George side. 



The Meriones were to have met a strong 

 Canadian team on August 4th, at, Ander- 

 son, but the Rev. Mr. Phillips was unable 

 to collect his scattered forces to the number 

 of the required eleven, and so accepted as- 

 sistance from players of the St. George, 

 Germantown, and Young American Clubs. 

 This team went in on Friday and scored 

 120 to 62. On Saturday, however, the 

 Meriones scored 140 to 82. This left the 

 score a tie, 202 to 202. Bance scored 40, 

 and Sproule 46 for the Canadians, and 

 Hoffman 34, and Ashbridge 26. 



The Manhattan's met the Uuion at Pater- 

 son, at Prospect Park, August 2d, and won 

 by 146 on one inning to 96 on two. Young 

 Gile's 57 was the batting-palm of the Man- 

 hattan play, Loughlin alone scoring double 

 figures on the other side. 



Philadelphia, August 7, 1876 : 

 Editor Forest and Stream : — 



A cricket match of more than ordinary 

 interest was played at Ardmore, on Friday 

 and Saturday last, between the Canadian 

 team captained by the Rev. T. D. Phillipps 

 and the Merion Club. The Canadian being 

 short several men, played Lain Welsh, of 

 the Germantown, Mr. Buckley, of the 

 Young America, Mr. Cone, of the Hareford, 

 and Mr. Bance, of the St. Georges. The 

 Merion scored but 62 runs in the first inning, 

 while, although opposed by a good field 

 and good bowlers, the Canadians almost 

 doubled these figures, scoring 120. The 

 second inning for the visitors netted them 

 only 82, making a grand total of 202 runs, 

 and the game to all appearance well in 

 hand. The last wicket of the Merion's 

 went down with the telegraph at 140, and 

 thus ended the first tie match game of 

 which I ever heard. The ground was wet 

 and soggy, unfavorable to good play, but 

 i he game was well played throughout. The 

 fielding of the Canadians, except Bance and 

 H. Barnes, was from fair to middling, par- 

 ticularly middling. Comfort's bowling was 

 excellent for the Philadelphia eleven, while 

 Barnes held the same honors for the strang- 

 ers. Below I append the score, which 

 speaks for itself: 



MERION VS. CANADIAN TEAM. 



1st Lining : 1st Inning, 



CANADIAN. MEIUON. 



Bance c Ashbridge, b. Hoffman c Satterthwai- 



Baiiey 14 te, o A. M. Baines 18 



Kev. T. D. Phillips c Sa>ers c Buckley, b Phil- 

 Brown, b Law lips 5 



A. M. Baineu b Law 40 Law c aud b Barnes ... 4 



C. II. Sproule b Law. .2b' (Stone c Campbell, b Phil- 



H. Baines c Law,b Com- lips 2 



fort 5 G. Af-hbridge b Duggan. 24 



Sattertliwaite run out.. Hunt c Sproule, b Pml- 



S. Welsh, Jr., b Com- lios 



fort 6 Bailey b Baines 



H. Cope b. Law 1 Ilusion b B tines 1 



Campoell c Huston, b Ewing b Baines 



Comfort 1 Comfort b Baines 1 



Duggan b Comfort 8 Brown b Duggan 



Buckley not out 6 Morris not out 3 



Byes 5 Byes 



Leg byes 4 Ley byes 



Wides 4 Wides 4 



Total... 120 Total 02 



2c? Innings. 2d Innings. 



CANADIAN. MKRION. 



Phillips b Law 4 Hoffman c Cope, b Phil- 

 Buckley b Comfort.... 12 lips 34 



BaucebLaw Bailey b. A. M. Baines.. 8 



Sproule c Comfort, b M. Ewing c Cope, Dug- 

 Bailey 4G gan 7 



E. G. Campbell lb wb G. Ashbridge st Camp- 

 Comfort bell, b Pnillips 17 



S. Welsh, Jr., run out.. 4 S. Law ct substitute, 



A.M. Bance c Comfort, Phillips 1 



b Bailey 13 W. Huston ct Phillips, 



Duggan b Bailey 1 by Welsh 13 



F. Salter thwaite c Hoff- H.bayers 1 b W Phillips. 13 

 man, b Bailey W. Hunt, not out 22 



H. Baines c Brown, b C. Morris ct Duggan, 



Bailey 1 Phillips 14' 



H. Cope, not out Stone, bowled Pnillips.. 1 



Byes....' 1 Comfort not out C 



— Brown ctC. H. Baines, 



Total 82 b Phillips 



Leg byes. 1 



Wides 5 



No balls i 



Byes 3 



Total 14o 



On Wednesday, at Ardmore, the return 

 match will be played, and the full Canadian 

 team will be on hand. On Friday and Sat- 

 urday the visitors will play the German- 

 town, at the grounds, at Nicetown. 



Sculls. 

 (o) 



The Grasshoppers and the Birds. — It 

 was hoped that the grasshopper, from 

 which the western farmers have suffered so 

 much in former years would not be heard 

 from this year. But the month of July, 

 which teems with destructive as well as 

 creative energies, has brought him to the 

 surface again, and we hear of the old plague 

 of Egypt in the new State of California. 

 It is suggested by a contemporary that the 

 grangers could not do better than take up 

 arms against the grasshoppers, and that 

 they might do this by considering the ques- 

 tion of how far birds should be protected 

 by effective laws for the sake of their aid in 

 suppressing insects. The natural enemies 

 of grasshoppers are enumerated by a late 

 writer as moles, mice; hawks and many 

 sMall birds, black crickets, and the long, 

 green grasshopper, which is usually 

 taken for a vegetarian, swine and tur- 

 keys. But there is no agent so destructive 

 of insects as birds, and hence it is urged 



that the grangers should take up the cause 

 of these innocent and useful creatures, who 

 are constantly being slaughtered in the 

 West and elsewhere by reckless and foolish 

 men and boys. The prairie chicken of the 

 West, and even birds not used for food, 

 like the insect-devouring crow and the tiny 

 wren, which feed principally upon those 

 who devour the food of man, ought to be 

 secured by adequate legislation from those 

 human allies of the locusts, whose grea'est 

 ambition is to kill everything in the feather- 

 ed line which comes in their way. Next to 

 the preservation of forest trees, which are 

 so ruthlessly destroyed in America, we 

 know nothing of more serious interest to 

 agricultural populations, and indeed to the 

 whole country, than the preservation of 

 birds. 



Canoe Voyage Across the English 

 Channel. — Lieut. Colville, of the Grena- 

 dier Guards, a young man whose courage 

 is only equalled by his modesty, amused 

 himself on Derby Day in a striking and 

 original manner. Starting from Charing 

 Cross on Tuesday by the Dover mail, witfi 

 alight summer canoe— one of the Maiden 

 head cockle shells— weighing about sixty 

 pounds and measuring about fourteen feet 

 in length, with a change of clothes and a 

 bottle of cold tea, lie prepared himself for 

 the task of paddling across the channel 

 There was no mayor, no crowd, no special 

 correspondent to see him cast off, his only 

 confidant being a coast guard man, who 

 had taken a rough forecast of the weather. 

 At three o'clock on Derby morning— he 

 started from Dover harbor, and paddled 

 himself into Calais harbor by half past nine, 

 doing about thirty miles zigzag across the 

 channel in six hours and a half. His re- 

 ception on the French side was not enthusi- 

 astic. He went on board the mail steamer, 

 lying ready for her mid-day passage to 

 Dover, and was followed by a French 

 officer, who demanded harbor dues in that 

 injured tone which the Frenchman knows 

 well to assume. He did not pay the dues, 

 changed his clothes and had his breakfast 

 on board the steamer, returning the same 

 day to London. As an effort of pure cour- 

 age, the voyage beats boih Webb's and 

 Boy nton's. — Cork Examiner. 



How to Tell a Horse's Age. — The colt 

 is born with twelve grinders; when four 

 front teeth have made their appearance, the 

 colt is twelve days old, and when the next 

 four comes forth, it is four weeks old. 

 When the corner teeth appear, the colt s 

 eight months old; when the latter have at- 

 tained to the height of the front teeth, it is 

 one year old. The two year old colt has 

 the kernel (the substance in the middle of 

 the tooth's crown) ground out in all the 

 front teeth. In the third year the midd'e 

 front teeth are being shifted, and whin 

 three years old these are substituted by the 

 horse teeth. The next four teeth are shifted 

 in the fourth year, and the corner teeth in 

 the fifth. At six years the kernel is worn 

 out of the lower middle front teeth, and 

 the bridle teeth have now attaiued to 

 their full gr >w»h. At seven years, a 

 hook nas Leu fuimed in the corner 

 teeth of the upper jaw, the kernel 

 of the ntxt at the middle is worn out, and 

 the bridle teeth begin to wear off. At 

 eight years, the kernel is worn out of the 

 lower front teeth, and begins to decrease in 

 the middle upper front. In the ninth year 

 the kernel has wholly disappeared from the 

 upper middle front teeth; the hook on the 

 corner has increased in size, and the bridle 

 teeth lose their points. In the tenth year, 

 the kernel is worn out of the teeth next to 

 the middle front of the upper jaw, and in 

 the eleventh year the kernel has entirely 

 vanished from the corner teeth of the same 

 jaw. At, twelve years old, the crown of all 

 the front teeth in the lower jaw has become 

 triangular, and the bridle teeth are much 

 worn down. As the horse advances in age 

 the gums shrink away from the teeth, 

 which consequently receive a long narrow 

 appearance, and the kernels become dark- 

 ish points. Gray increase in the forehead 

 and over the eyes, and the chin assumes 

 the form of an angle. — Exchange. 



— Twenty miles off Cape May is a com- 

 paratively shallow portion of the sea known 

 as the "Fishing Banks. " From this place 

 our city markets are supplied with sea- bass. 

 At all times during the summer and early 

 fall, when weather permits, schooners may 

 be seen anchored there. These fish are all 

 taken wiih hook and line, and average only 

 one pound in weight, which retail in our 

 markets at from twelve to fifteen cents per 

 pound. Numerous lines containing two or 

 three hooks each are thrown from every 

 boat and the occupants are generally kept 

 busy taking off the fish and baiting the 

 hooks. New York also draws a consider- 

 able part of her supply of sea bass from this 

 locality. Other fish, except an occasional 

 sheepshead, are rarely taken there. Some- 

 times tremendous seas sweep over these 

 banks, to avoid which the boats take refuge 

 within the Delaware breakwater until the 

 ocean becomes sufficiently calm to recom- 

 mence fishing. 



j— Dr. Thomas N. Streets, TJ. S. K, re- 

 cords the finding lately, among th.3 islands 



of the Pacific Ocean, of a crab of the high 

 Order Cancroidece, and the Family Portuni- 

 dce, or swimming crabs, living as a "free 

 messmate" in the doaca of a holothurian. 

 It represents a new genus and new spe- 

 cies, but is similar to a male specimen 

 which Dana obtained at the Feejee Islands 

 and placed in the genus Lissocarcinus. 

 Among parasitic crustaceans generally it is 

 the female which occupies the body of an- 

 other animal while the male leads a roving 

 life. Dr. Street's specimen was a female, 

 and he suspects may prove to be the female 

 of Dana's male; but proposes for it Asseda 

 holothuricola, removing Dana's species to 

 the same genus under the name of A. orbi- 

 cular e. 



— James Gordon Bennett has sent an in- 

 vitation to the European teams of whites 

 and Indians to visit Newport, II. I., to phy 

 a match game at Lacrosse, under the auspi- 

 ces of the Newport Polo Club, offering >o 

 pay all traveling, hotel, and incidental ex- 

 penses. It is possible that the team of the 

 Montreal Club will go this month. 



— Mr. James Littlehale, of Stockton, Gal., 

 has for a year or two been raising quails. 

 He recently set fifty quail eggs under alien, 

 and some days since thirty-eight of them 

 hatched out. They seem to take delight in 

 their big mother, gathering round and under 

 her constantly, obeying her call and taking 

 the food she scratches for them. Mr. Little- 

 hale has thirty or forty grown quails that 

 keep the family in eggs, which, although 

 small, he asserts to be of finer and richer 

 flavor than any other he ever ate. 



fennel 



FOR SALE -ONE SETTER BITCH 4 

 years old; price $35, also one dog pup 7 months 

 old; price $25. For pedigrees and othet particulars 

 address ■>. J. BOBBINS, 'Wetherefield, Conn. 

 Aug. 10 It. 



FOR BALE-CHOICE SETTERS, 

 Pointers, Cocker Spaniels and Beagle Hounds. 

 Pediurers guaranteed. Address W. H. at this office, 



SPR ITT'8 



Patent Meat Fihrine Do? Cakes. 



They contain meat and that anti-scorbntic fruit, the 

 date (the only substitute for fresh vegetables.), and 

 the exclusive use of which in the manufacture of dog 

 food is secured to us by patent; they will keepuogs in 

 perfect condition without other food, and obviate 

 worms. Every cake is stamped "Spratt's Patent..' 1 

 Be pure to observe this. For sale by F. O. de LUZE, 

 18 South William St., N. Y., in cases of 1 cwt. 



Augl0 3m. 



RED IRISH SETTER PUPS FOR 

 sale— Site, imported red Irish Don, dam Maud, 



grand dam Gypsy by Hodman's Dash; full pedigree 

 given by inquiring of C. MILEY, Lancaster, Pa. 

 jull2-5t 



The Sportsmen's Bell (ells 

 the position of the dog, 

 causes the birds to lie closer. 

 Rapidly coining into use m 

 ■Lily woodcock shooting, 

 cocking and general shoot- 

 ing, where the cover is 

 th ck. Sold by dealers in 

 gnns anu sporting goods Samples sent by mail 

 postpaid. 50 cents. BEVIN BROS. MANUFAC- 

 TURING CO.. East Hampton. Conn. Jn6-3m 



BLOOMING GROVE PARK AS- 

 SOCIATION. 



FOR SALE.— ONE SHARE IN ABOVE 

 Association. The best Game Preserve in Amer- 

 ica, at a very low figure. Address J. F. O. W..P. 

 O. box 1889, Boston. aug3 tf 



' SHOOTING PROPERTY TO 

 RENT. 



AN ISLAND OF SALT MARSH IN 

 BarnegatBav, 60 miles from New York; one 

 hour's sail from Toms River, N. J., known as the 

 "Stoolins Point," and one of the best in the bay for 

 duck and goose shooting in fall and spring; a good 

 place for sport if you don't object to roughing it. 

 There is a comfortable little house on the island; rent 

 $100. Address box *i8 Toms River N. J. an<?3 3t 



AN OLD MOOSE HUJNTLU 



Intending to start for Nova Scotia about the 1st of 

 September on his annual hunting and fishing excur- 

 sion, desires three companions to make up a camp 

 party of four. Any three "good fellows" who can 

 stand the cruise and wish to go, please address P. O, 

 box 254, Hyde Park, Boston. aug3 3t 



A Sportsman's Home for Sale. 



Within an hour's ride of the City of Philadelphia, an 

 excellent Farm of 161 acres, two fine stone dwelling 

 houses, two stone barns, with necessary outbuildings. 

 Beautifully situated, and in every particular a very 

 desirable property, especially to those fond of field, 

 -ports. Ruffed grouse (pheasant), quail, hares, squir- 

 rels aud foxes abound. A fine stream runs through 

 the property. Will be sold on very easy terms, or ex- 

 changed for city property. Address W. C. HARRIS, 

 12i South Third street, Philadelphia. ang3 tf 



THOR SALE— PLEASANT HOMES ON 



JD easy terms; situated near the seashore, at Bath, 

 L. L; large yards, with fruit and shade trees, and 

 barns; pleasant surroundings, good fishing, hunting 

 and bathing. Address J. H. BATTY, 



rnav25 tf Box 40. New Utrecht N Y. 



FOR SALE-SPORTSMENS HOME 

 Farm in the thriving village of St. Joseph, 

 Mich, containing ren acres set to Apple, Pear, Peach, 

 and Cherry, 350 Grape Vines, «nd eighty rods of Law- 

 ton Blackberry, &c. All choice fruit. Good build- 

 ings adjoining the corporation. A rare opportunity 

 for a market garden. Five daily steamers to Chicago 

 and Miiwaukve in fruit season; also daily fruit trains 

 to Cnicigo via C. and M. L. S Railway. Splendid 

 Duck, English Snipe, Plover, Rail, and Woodcock 

 shooting in season, and Bass a^d Picaerel fishing only 

 one quarter mile distant. Healthy locality. Posses- 

 sion given next fall. For sale cheap, and t^rms easy. 

 Address J. H. WAY, 



jel eowtf Corning, N. X", 



