140 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



SPie Metmel, 



s Field Trials 



Nov. 13, 14, IS, 1876. 

 PUPPY STAKES, 



$300 CASH. $15 ENTRANCE. 



Sweepstakes for Braces, 



$25 ENTRANCE, WITH CHICAGO "FIELD" CUP 

 VALUE $50 ADDED. OPEN TO ALLCOMERS. 



Champion Stakes, 



$500 CASH, $25 ENTRANCE. OPEN TO THE 

 WORLD. 



All entries close November 1st with $10 forfeit. 

 National Kennel Club rules. Also 



TRAP SHOOTING Not. 16th, 17tb 5 18th. 



for liberal purses and Champion State Medal. 

 For full programmes address 



1). BRYSON. Secretary, 



QCt5 3t 231 MAIN ST., MEMPHIS. 



STEADMAN'S ' 



FLEA POWDER for DOGS. 



A Bane to Fleas-A Boon to Dogs. 



This Powder is guaranteed to kill fleas on dogs or 

 any other animals, or money returned. It is put up 

 in patent boxes with sliding pepper box top, which 

 gteatly facilitates its use. Simple and efficacious. Is 

 indorsed by the Kennel Editor of Forest and 

 Stream. 



Price 50c. by Mail, Postpaid. 



Address 



HOLBERTON & BEEMER, 



Sportsmen's Emporium, 102 Nassau St., New York. 

 oct,5 



Patent Meat Fibrine Dos Cakes. 



They contain meat nod that anti-scorhutic fruit, the 

 date (the only substitute for fresh vegetables), and 

 the e elusive use of which in the manufacture of dog 

 food is secured to us by patent; they will keep dogs in 

 perfect condition without other food, and obviate 

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

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

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



AuglO 3m. 



LISTEN! 



The Sportsman's Bell tells 

 the position of the dog, 

 causes the birds to lie closer. 

 Rapidly coming into use in 

 •arl.y woodcock shooting, 

 oockiug and general ghoot- 

 i n g , where the cover is 

 thek. Sold by dealers in 

 guns u..u sporting gond-> Samples sent hy mail 

 postpaid. 50 cents. BEVIN BROS. MANUFAC- 

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



FOX. TERRIERS. 



TilOR SALE— SOME DOG AND BITCH 



P pups from the finest English imparted breeds- 

 For pedigrees and other particulars address C. Z., 

 Drawer 39 P O. Montreal. Sept21 6t. 



THOR SALE. -ONE TAN FOX HOUND 



1) 4 years old, 2 black-tan fox hounds 2 years 

 old, 4 black-tan fox hound pups 3 months old, all 

 from impoited English stock. For full particulars 

 address WM. H. WHITE, Jr., Stoughton, Mass. P. 

 O. b ox 30. oct 5 tf 



F~OR SALE —FIVE SETTER PUPS, 

 ten weeks o.'d. *ited by Kelley's Bismarck. Jr., 

 out of Barnhok's Kaw. Ad'lrvss OH AS. BARN- 

 HOLT. 1 16 Fernon street, Philadelphia. oct5 It 



THOR SALE.— ONE OR A BRACE OF 



JD good, staunch, thoroughbred, well hroken set- 

 ters, and one pointer. Address H. SMITH at this 

 o fflce. sep28 tf 



T7U)li SALE— RED IRISH SETTER 

 JJ Pups, whelped July 27th from »he best stock. 

 Sue of pups, imported red Irish getter Don; dam, 

 Gipsy, by Rodman's Dash. Also, full-blooded Gor- 

 dons— site, Tom: dam, Jinnie; both splendid on all 

 game, and hard to beat in the field; age, two months. 

 Full pedigree given and truaranteed. 

 sep283m H. B. VQNDERSMITH, Lancaster. Pa. 



FOR SALE— A FINE LOT OF SCOTCH, 

 Skye, Dandy Dinmont, and Black-and tan ter- 

 riers, sporting Dogs, Maltese cats, Ferrets, &c. Medi 

 pines for all diseases at L. N. MEYER, 45 Great 

 Jones street. N. Y. Sept2l ly. 



GENTLEMEN SPORTSMEN OWNING 

 thoroughbred Setters or Pointers, 8nd desiring 

 them to be thoroughly broken on Ruff d Grouse, 

 Woodcock and Quail, and at same time receive good 

 food, proper care and humane treatment, will please 

 address E. S. W., care Forest and Stream, N. Y. 

 No stock taken less than 6 nor over 18 months old. 

 From Oct. 1st can accomodate a few sportsmen with 

 board and shooting. References given and required. 

 Sept21 4t. 



FOR SALE.— A GOOD ENGLISH SET- 

 ter, 2 years and 7 months old; thoroughly bro 

 ken; was worked in Florida all last winter; has also 

 been used for retrieving ducks and marsh birds; price 

 $30. Address D. W . TENNEY, Charlestown, Mass. 

 se|> 14 It 



FOR SALE— RED IRISH SETTER 

 pup over four months old; sired by the im- 

 ported ied Irish setter. Don Dam, Maud, by Gypsje 

 out of Rodman's Dash. Full pedigree given. Piice$25 

 each. One tt.e English bred pointer broken on all 

 kind' of game. Price $40. Inquire of C. Z. Miley, 

 Lancas e Pa ^ep7-3ai 



A Sportsman's Home tor Sale. 



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

 excellent Harm of 164 ?:cres, two fine stone dwelling 

 houses, two stone bains, wKh necessary outbuildings. 

 Beautifully situated, and in every particular a very 

 desirable, property, especially to those fond of fbld 

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

 rels and 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, 

 J.33 South Third street, Philadelphia. aug3 tf 



PRICES REDUCED! 



The Grand Pacific Hotel, Chieago. 



m ow^ 0f tn f. 5 ^i 8ridn30 , st Peasant hotels in America. Having all the different safeguards against fire 

 maices it practical!/ fiteproof. Has recently undergone extensive improvements— a lanre amount of new fur- 

 nun re acmed. making it one of the most elegantly furnuhed lm^^ in the country— and the entire building 

 reaecora eel m a s vie that for beauty of design surpasses anything of the kind in the world. The ventillation 

 or the hotel is perfect, having every improvement 



Cost of Hotel $1,500,000 



Cost of Furniture 400 000 



A Reduction "will lt>e made from the above Prices to 

 r»ax'ties remaining- a Week or More: 



ROOMS CAW BE SECURED, STATIiVG PRICE OF SAME, BY TELEGRAPH, AT OUR EXPENSE 



JOHff B. DRAKE & Co.. Proprietors. 



Shooting 



No country in the 

 world has such fine 

 shooting grounds as 

 those 1} ing along the 

 Missouri, Kansas and 

 Texas R'y. Sportsmen 

 are cordially invited to 

 visitthem. The Spring 

 and Fall shooting beats 

 the world. All varieties 

 of water- fowl, game 

 birds and aninW.s, 

 Come through SEDALIA, MO. 



u inuc.. i>.. i. ampuietwith viaps and Free Guide to the S outh 

 west, accompanied by interesting reading matter, sent FREE to- 

 nyone bv addressing 



JAMES D. BROWN. 



octo SEDALIA, MO 



FALL SHOOTING AT SHINNEOOOK 

 Bay— Ducks, Geese, Brant and Quail. The Bay 

 View House, a summer resort; the largest and most 

 centrallv located of any house on the bay; close by 

 water, and commanding a view of most of the shoot- 

 ing grounds, will be opened for sportsmen for fall 

 f-hootin? at reduced rates. Board 91.50 per day. 

 Guides with boats, batteries and decoys at. reduced 

 rutes. Accomodations ample, and satisfactory at- 

 tention guaranteed. Address ORVILLE WILCOX, 

 Good Ground, L. I. Oct 5 2m. 



BAY SHOOTING OF ALL VARIE- 

 ties. Shinnecock Bay. the best shooting 

 ground in the vicinity of New York. Win. N. Lane 

 "respectfully informs hi- friends that, having largely 

 added to the Springville Hou-e, he is prepared to en- 

 tertain and take care of h's gue-ts in ample manner. 

 Moderate prices and satisfactory attention gnaran 

 teed The young bav birds are now coming in and 

 good bag* are the order of the day. Address Wm. 

 N. LANE. Good Ground Station, L. I. Live wild 

 geese- stools for spring and fall shooting. jull3-3m 



MANSION HOUSE, FERNANDINA, 

 Florida. A first-class home, at the most at- 

 tractive winter resott in the South An ocean teach 

 twenty miles long surf bathing, hunting and fishing. 

 Deer in the beach hammock, snipe, rail and duck in 

 countless numners in the creeks and marches. 

 Direct connection by rail and steamer with the North. 

 M. W. Downie, Proprietor. Sept7-7m. 



ADIRONDACKS. 



TA FLOR HOUSE, SCHROON LAKE, ESSEX CO., 



N. Y., NOW OPEN. 



Eleven hours from New York. Through tickets 

 and checks. Poet, express and telegraph offices ad- 

 jacent. Finest location, scenery, fishing, boating and 

 riding in the Adirondacks. 



C. F. TAYLOR, Proprietor. 



PAVILION HOTEL, 



NEW BRIGHTON STATEN ISLAND, 



R. T. COLE, Proprietor. 



Weekly Hops, Boating, Fishing, Driving, Billiards, 

 Bowling, Croquet. A promenade piazza 3' feet 

 ong. je8 6m 



Greenwood Lake. 



BRANDON HOUSE —Finest bass fishing 

 in the State; quail, ruffed grouse, and woodcock. 

 Boats, guides, &c. Hotel rate, $3.(0 per diy. Every 

 thing first class. Take Montclair and Greenwood 

 Lake R. R. from Courtland and Desbrosses street, 

 New York » Ang3J 2m. 



Bromfield House, 



BY 



Messenger Bros., 



55 BROMFIELD STREET, 



Boston Mass. 



The House for Sportsmen. 



r feb7tf 



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 E, R. WARD, this 

 "flice. aim3 tf 



Wild Rice. 



Any amount of wild rice ready for delivery at $2 per 

 bu<hel, sacks 50 cents each. Ca-h must accompany 

 order. THOS. P. CANTWELL, 



Oct5 3t Braiuerd, Minn. 



FOR SALE.— IN BACK BAY, PRIN 

 cesB Arm county, Va.. a nice gunning boat, 

 with every lung complete. Cost $75 And 50 canvas 

 back decoys, halla-'ed and weighted with lead: cost 

 850. Will sell the v hole for $60. Used one year. 

 For further particulars address WM LU^COMB, 

 Nahant. Mass. oct5 3t 



FOR $30 A GOOD AND, PERFECT 

 but second-hand muzzle-loading rifle and sho 

 gun combined. Address G. WYATT SMITH, Hon 

 nellsville, N. Y. oct5 It 



SHOOTING POINT FOR SALE— An 

 undivided half interest in nearly 200 acres of 

 land on Currituck sound, comprising some of the 

 best points on the sound. Trice $1,000. Deeds and 

 particulars at this office. sep28 2t 



OLD DOMINION LINK 



The steamers of this line reach some of the finest 

 waterfowl and upand shooting ections in the conn- 

 try. Connections direct for < hincoteague, Cobb's 

 island, and points on the Peninsula. City Point 

 James river. Currituck, Florida, and the mountainous 

 country of Virginia, Tennessee, etc. Norfolk steam- 

 ers sail Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; Delaware 

 steamers Mono ay and Thursday, 3 p. m. Full infor- 

 mation given at office, 197 Greenwich street. New 

 York. 6e p28 ly 



MONTCLAIR AND GREENWOOD 

 LAKE RAILWAY. 



Trains leave foot Cortlandt St. daily (Sundays ex- 

 cepted) for Greenwooo Lake and intermediate sta- 

 tions at 8:30 A M., and 4:30 P. M. 



For MONTCLAIR and OttANGE and intermediate 

 stations at 8:30 A. M., 12 M.. 3:30. 4:30, 5.30 6:30, 

 8:30 P. M. For Little Falls and intermediate stations 

 at 8:30 A. M., 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 P M For Ring 

 wood and all intermediate stations at 5:30 P. M. 



Commutation and othei tickets may be obtained 

 at office in Jersey City and at Companv's office, N o 

 Its Broadway:. New York. W. E. DORWlN.Supt". 



LpOK NEW HAVEN, HARTFORD, 

 _L' Springfield, White Mountains. Montreal and 

 intermediate points. The new and elegant steamer 

 C. H. Northam leaves Pier No. 25, East River daily 

 (Sundays excepted) at 3, and Twenty-third street 

 East Biver, at 3:15 P M. A passenger train will be 

 in waiting on the wharf at New Haven and leave for 

 Springfield and way stations on arrival of the boat. 



NIGHT LINE.— The Continental leaves New Yqrk 

 at 11 P. M., connecting with Passenger train in wait- 

 ing on wharf at New Haven, leaving at 5:15 A.M. 

 Tickets sold and baggage checked at 944 Broadway,' 

 New York, and 4 Court street, Brooklyn. Excursion 

 to New Haven and return. $1.50 Apply at General 

 Ouice, on the pier, or to RICHARD PECK, General 



my25tf 



TO SPORTSMEN: 

 THE PENNSYLVANIA R. R. COMP'Y 



Respectfully invite attention to the 



Superior Facilities 



afforded by their lints for reaching most of the TT?nm 

 ING PARKS and RAC COURSES in the VlS" 

 States. These lines being' ONTINUOUS FROM at r 

 IMPORTANT POINTS; avoid the difficulties and aan 

 geis of reshipment, while the excellent cars run nv£ 

 the smooth steel tracks enable STOCK TO BE Tf? a wo 

 POR I ED without failure or injury AJUUNtj. 



The lines of 



The Pennsylvania Railroad Company 



also reach the best localities for 



GUNNING AND FISHING 



in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. EXCTTFNTnxr 

 TICKETS ar sold at the offices of the Compan v °£ 

 all the principal cities to KANE, RENOVA HPn 

 FORD, CRESSON, RALSTON, M1NNEOUA and 

 other well-known centers for 

 Trout Fishing, Wing shooting, and Still Hunting. 



Also, to 

 TTJCKERTON, BEECH HAVEN, CAPE MAY 

 SQUAN, and points on the NEW JERSEY coast* 

 renowned for t'ALT WATER SPORT AFTER Fltf 

 AND FEATHER. * * m 



D. M. BOYD, Jr , Gen'l Pass. Agent. 

 Frank Thompson, Gen'l Manager. f e bl7 tf 



HE SPORTSMEN'S ROUTE. 



T 



Chicago & Northwestern Railway. 



This great corporation now owns and operates over 

 two thousand miles of road radiating from Chicago 

 Like the fingers in a man's hand, its lines reach inall 

 directions, ani cover ahout all the country north 

 northwest, and west of Chicago. With one branch it 

 reaches Racine. Kenosha, Milwaukee, and the coun- 

 try north thereof; with another line it piibbes through 

 Janesville, Watertown. Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Green 

 Bay, Escanaba, to Na^aiine* and Marquette; withan- 

 other line it passes through Madison, Elroy, and for 

 St. Paul and Minneapolis"; branching westward from 

 Elrny, it runs to and through Winona, Owatonna, St 

 Peer, Mankato, New Ulm, and Hops not until Lake 

 Kameska, Dakota, is reached; another line starts from 

 Chicago and runs through Elgin andRockford to Free- 

 port, and, via the Illinois Central, reaches Warren, 

 Galina and Dubuque, ana the country beyond. Still 

 another line runs almost due westward, and past-es 

 through Dixon. Sterling, Pulton, Clinton (Iowa), Cedar 

 Rapids, Marshalltown. Grand Junction to Council 

 Bluffs and umaha. This last named is the "Gkti \'F 

 TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTE," and the pioneer 

 overland line for Nebraska, Co I oi ado, Utah, Idaho, 

 Montana, Nevada. California, and the Pacific Coast. 

 It runs through the Garden of Illinois ard Iowa, and 

 is the safest, shortest, and best, route io Omaha, Lin- 

 coln, and oi her points in Nebraska, and for Cheyenne, 

 Denver, Salt Lake City, Virginia City, Carson, Sac- 

 ramento. ?>an Francisco, and all other points west of 

 the Missouri River. 



TO SPORTSMEN: 



THIS LINE PRESENTS PECULIAR AD VAN 



TAGES-FOR PRAIRIE CHICKEN, DUCK, 



GEE E, AND BRANT SHOOTING. THE 



iowa line to-day offers more 

 favorable points 



than any other road in the conntry. while for Deer and 

 Bear Bunting, and for Brook Trout, Lake Salmon, 

 i ike, Pickerel, and Bas.- Fishing a hundred poims on 

 the Northern ano Northwestern line* of this company 

 will be round unsurpassed by any in the West. 

 MARVIN HUGH ITT, W. H. STENNETT, 

 Gen. Supt., Chicago. Gen. Pass. Agt., Chicago 

 ap!6 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD. 

 LESSEE, FLUSHING, N. S. AND CENTRAL 

 AND SOUTHERN' R R OF LONG ISLAND. 



Trains leave Long Island City as follows:— 



From F N. S. and Central Depot north of terry— 

 For Flushing (Bridt-e street) College Toint and 

 Wbitestone-6. 35. 8.20. 9.10, 10; 11.(3 V.M.;12 05. I. 

 33 3.' 6, 4 06,5 03.5 31,6.05, 6.31. 7.04, 7.35, 8.55;1J. 

 40 P. M.; 12.10 A. M. 



For Flushing (Main street) and Great Neck Branch. 

 G.R5. 7.32 A. M ; 1 00. 4.06; 5.31, 7.04 P.M., an- 12.1 ) 

 A. M. Saturday nights, hor Main street on ry— .06, 

 11.03 A.M.; 12.05, 2.03, 3.06,4.33, 5.0,5,6.05,6.31,7. 

 35 P. M. 



For Flushing. Central Depot, Creedmoor, Garden 

 Citv and Hempstead— 7 32, 9.05, 11 03 A. M.; 1, 2 03, 



5.03, 6.0% 7 03 P. M. ; and 12. 10 Wednesday and Sat- 

 urday niehts. For Central Depot and Garden City— 

 4 33 P. M 



tor Baoylon— 9 05 A. M. 2 03; 4.33 P. M. For 

 Patchonne— 2 03, 4.33 P. M. From Long Island and 

 Southern Drpot, south of Ferrv: For Jamaica— 

 6.35, 7 03, 8 30, 9.05, 10.03. 11.80 A. M.; 1.34. 3 03, 



4.04. 5.03, 5.30, 6.03, 6 30, 7 P. M. For Rockaway and 

 Rockaway Beach -7. 03. 10.0 s , 11.3 > A. M.;l 32,4.04,5 

 P.M. For Far Hockaway only— 6.35, 9 05, A.M., 

 3.03, 6.30 7 P. M. For Locust Valley-6.35, 8.30, 

 10. 03 A. M . ; o.03 4.04, 5.02. 5.30 6.30 P. M Hemp- 

 stead-7.03. 8.30, 11.30 A. M ; 3 03. 4.04. 5.30 P. M. 

 For Port Jeflerson-ft. 35,10.03 A. M . ;5 .03 P.M. North- 

 port— 4.04, 6.30 P. M. Tor Babylon— 7.03, 8 30, 11. 

 32 A. M.; 4.03. 5 6.03 P. M. For Islip-7 03, 8.30 

 A . M ; 5 P. M Patchogne. 8 30 A. M.. 5 P. M. For 

 Riverhead-9.05 A.M., 3.03.4.03 P. M For G'eenport 

 and Sag Harnor Branch— 9.05 A. M., and 4.03 P. M 

 For Creedmoor on !v- 4. 03 P. M. 



SUNDAY TRAINS. 

 From F. N. S and C. Depot, north of Ferry: 



For Flushing (Bridge street), College Point and 

 Whitest.one-8. 9 30. 11 A. M.; 12.30 3 30 5.15 6.35, 

 8 P.M. For Great Neck Branch- 9. 15 A. M., 4.15, 

 C 45 P.M. For Flushing (Main street)— 9.15, 10.33 A. 

 M.; U. 40, 2 05. 4.15, 6.45, 10 P. M. ffx Garden City 

 and Hempstead— 9. i5, 1133 A. M ., 5 05 P. M. For 

 Babylon and Patchogue— 9 15 A M. and 5 05 P. M. 

 From Long Island and Southern Depot, south of 

 Ferry: For Far Rockaway and Rockaway Beach-9, 

 10, 11 A. M , 1.30, 6.40 P. M. For Northport and 

 Port Jefferson— 8, 9.30 A. M. Northport- 6.40 P. M. 

 For Locust Vahey Bianch— 9 30 A. M., 6.40 P. M. 

 For Babylon-9 A. M.. 6.40 P. M. 



Ferry boats leave New York, foot of James Shp, 

 Sundays excepted, from 7 A. M. to 7 P. M., every 30 

 minutes prev'ous to the departure of trains from 

 Long Island City. Sunday boats from James Slip— 

 9.30, 10 30, 11.30 A. M.; 1. 2, 3. 4, 5, 6, 7 P. M. . 



Ferry boats leave New York, foot of East Thirty- 

 fourih street, every fifteen minutes previous to the 

 departure of trains. 



"ATE W YORK & LONG BRANCH R.R. 



JLN CENTRAL RAILROAD OF N.J. 



ALL RAIL LINE BETWEEN NEW YORK, LONG 

 BRANCH, OCEAN GROVE, SEA GIRT 

 AND SQUAN. 



Passenger stations in New York foot of Liberty 

 street and foot of Clarkson street, N. R __ 



Time-table of July 10th, 1876: Trains leave New 

 York from foot of Liberty street North River, at 7. 

 45,9.15, 11 45 A. M., 3.45, 4.30 and 5.30 P. M. 



From foot of Clarkson street at 7.35, 9.05 11.35 

 A. M., 3.20, 4,20. 5.20 P. M. 



All trains run to Long Branch, Ocean Grove, Spring 

 Lake and Sea Girt. 



Stages to and from KEYPORT connect at MAI- 

 TEW AN STATION with all trains. 



H. P. BALDWIN, Gen. Pass. Agt. 



R. E. Rioebb, Supt, and Engr. o113-Sjb 



