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^nthtin$ and Routing. 



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AU communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no 

 later than Monday in each week. 



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HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK. 



Date. 



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Boston. 



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New York. 



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52 



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Charleston 



10 

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The Loubat Cop. —The challenge cup presented by- 

 Mr. LouDat, owner of the Enchantress to the New York 

 Yacht Club, was sailed for last week, the course being 

 from Owl's Head to and around the Cape May lightship 

 and return. The onlv competing yachts were the Idler, 

 191 tons, I/lr. S. J. Colgate, and the Atalanta, 145 tons, 

 Mr. Wm. Astor. The Idler is well known as one of the 

 fastest schooners in these waters, and the race was looked 

 upon as a certainty for her. The Atalanta was built by 

 David Carl, of City Island, on what remained of the old 

 Calypso, burned two or three years since. She was not 

 generally credited with a turn of speed, but those who 

 were on the judges steamer at the spring regatta of the 

 New York Yacht-club must have remembered how she 

 held her own, not only with the steamer, but with the 

 Idler, then the winner on the last stretch of the course. 

 The two yachts were started at 3:25 p. m. on Thursday, 

 the signal being given from the schooner Vesta. The wind 

 was ahead down the coast, the Idler after rounding the 

 lightship, making short tacks inshore, while the Atalanta 

 stood off shore. At Baruegat the Idler was ten miles 

 ahead of the Atalanta but soon alter was becalmed. The 

 Atalanta meanwhile held her wind, and passing the Idler in 

 the darkness, at daylight was five miles ahead and off At- 

 lantic City. At 1:37 p. m. Friday the Atalanta turned 

 the Nine-fathom lightship and the Idler at 3.22.30. The 

 run home was be I ore the wind, which was light, and the 

 Atalanta increased her lead, reaching the lightship at 4.01.- 

 30 on Saturday morning; the Idler at 6 53. The Atalanta 

 won by 2ii. 50ui., actual time, and 2h. 59m. 6s, cor- 

 rected time, as the Idler allowed her nine minutes and 

 eight seconds. Both yachts are centre-boards. 



Giveenwood Lake. — The professional single-scull race 

 rowed on Greenwood lake on Wednesday of last week, 

 under the auspices of tho Greenwood Lake Sportsmen's 

 Club, was one of the best ever witnessed in this country. 

 Of the 13 entiles butsix appeared when ordered out by Mr. 

 liichaid Neville, the referee. These were Frederick Flais- 

 ted, of New York; John Biglin, of New York; Edward 

 Powell, ot Pittsburgh: Harry Coulter, of Pittsburg; John 

 McKiel, of Cies.-kili Station, Penn. ; and John N. Landers, 

 of Boston. The course was three miles, with a turn. At 

 the start Landers was fuliy a length behind his five com- 

 petitors, all of whom obtained a pretty even start. Coul- 

 ter led to the three quarter flag, followed closely by Mc- 

 Kiel, Plaisted, Landers, Powell, and Biglin, in the order 

 named, when Landers, who up to this point had been pull- 

 ing the quickest stroke ot all, shoved his boat ahead and 

 bhowed in front. Coulter fell back into fourth place, 

 while Landers led, and Plaisted and McKiel lougiu for 

 second place, and lor nearly a quarter of a mile they rowed 

 side by side, the ipiuier leading slightly. McKiel then 

 dropped oack, and Plaisted pusued forward toward Lan- 

 ders, whom he overtook and passed. Plaisted turned first, 

 Landers second, Coulter, McKiel, Powell, and Biglin. 

 None of the men, however, with the exception of Powell. 

 Landers, and Biglin, turned the stake from east to west, 

 as ordered by tne referee. Plaisted continued to lead, and 

 came in an easy winner. The time ot the men in the 

 order they crossed the finisli was: Plaisted, 21m. 45is. ; 

 Landers, aim. 53is. ; Coulter, 22m. 3^s. ; McKiel, 22m 4^s.; 

 Bigiiu and Powell, time not taken. As soon as the race 

 was concluded Biglin rowed to the reteree's boat and en- 

 tereu a protest against Piaisted, Landers, and Coulter, as 

 he claimed th .t they had turned the stakes in the wrong 

 direction. In answer to the protest, the referee rendered 

 the following uecisiou: — 



"in the single-scull race held this day on Greenwood 

 lake, the following is the order of the men coming in: 

 Plaisted, Landers, Coulters, McKiel, Biglin, Powell. But 

 inasmuch as the contestants at the start were instructed by 

 the referee to turn the stake* from east to west, and Plais- 

 ted, Coulter, and McKief failing to do so, and turned in 

 the opposite direction, the race is given, and first, second, 

 and third moneys go, in the following older: First, Lan- 

 ders; second, Biglin; third, Powell." 



Greenwood lake is now conceded to be as good a regatta 

 course as could be desired. The sportsmen's club gives 

 an international regatta in June or July next for the cham- 

 pionship of the world, colors to be given to the winning 

 club, goid lockets to the winning men, and prizes to be 

 rowed tor each returning year. 



Seawanhaka Boat Club. — The third annual regatta of 

 this ciub was held at Newtown creek on Wednesday of last 

 week. The toiiowing is a list of the races and the re- 

 sults:— 



1. Pair-oared Gigs.— J. Keppel and N. Smith against C 

 Searles and W. \\ dbou. The Keppel crew got off ahead, 

 and turned hist, and crossed tne line in 11m. 45s., the 

 Searle crew making the distance (.one and a half miles) in 

 lam. 43s. 



2. Pair oared gigs — George Smith and William Wood 

 against N. Goidenkirk and J. Molier. Both crews took 

 tne water easily, tne former winning in 12m., the latter 

 crossing the line in 12m. Ids. 



3. Junior single sculls. — Three entries were made — C. 

 Searles, W. L. Kelly, and W. Wilson, but Wilson fell out 

 half way to the upper stakeboat, and Searles had almost a 

 walk over, beating Kelly easily by three minutes. 



4. Senior single scuds— Robert H. Orr, John Keppel, and 

 N. Goidenkirk star: ed. Orr got away hrst, Keppel close 

 to his heels. Goidenkirk spurted when he found the others 

 leading him. 'Orr reached the home stakeboat in 11m., 

 Keppel being but five seconds behind him, Goidenkirk 

 distanced. 



5. Four-oared gigs— Two boats started, the Harry Moore 

 —Orr (bow), Wilson, Kelly, Goidenkirk (stroke), crew— 

 and the Charles A Giruler— Searles (dow), Molier, Rankin, 

 Keppt.1 (suuke), crew— and made a good pull, the former 

 winning on live seconds' headway in lOrn. W r ater rough. 



Yale Regatta.— The fall races of the ^|e Boat Club 

 were rowed an Lake Saltonstall on Saturday. The attend- 

 ance of spectators was very large. The first race was for 

 six-osred barges, with coxswain and three crews entered 

 from the classes of "77, '78 and '79. E. C. Cook and W. 

 W. Collin, of the last University eight were in the '77 

 crew, and O. D. Thompson, of the same eight in the '72 

 crew. The race w T as very close throughout the two miles 

 turning course, and was won by the '77 crew by a spurt in 

 13m. 27£s., '79 second in 13m. 28|s., and '78 third in 13m. 

 40s. The next race was for single sculls, two miles. There 

 were three entries— T. Peet, of '77; P. J. Wilson, of '77, and 

 E. P. Livingston, of '79. Livingston won easily in 16m. 2is. 

 Peet second in 16m. 55|s., and Wilson third in 17ra. 16£. 

 The third race was for six-oared barges, with coxswain, 

 same course, two Freshmen crews, '80 academic, and '79 

 scientific. Academic took the lead aud kept it, winning in 

 14m. 07s. Scientific second, in 14m. 43£s. The last race 

 was for four oared shells, course three miles, with a turn. 

 There were two entries from the classes of '77 and '79. 

 The crew of '79 took the lead, and wou in 21m. 35£s. ; '77 

 second, in 29m. 13s, Collin, of the Philadelphia four, was 

 stroke of the losing boat. The day was pleasant, but the 

 water rather rough. In the first race, when the '77 crew 

 was leading by a leng h and a half at a half mile from the 

 finish Cole of this crew was taken suddenly ill, but never- 

 theless his accustomed pluck and endurance kept up. till 

 the finish. The '77 crew weakened very much indeed hy 

 this accident, and had Cole been in his usual trim '77 would 

 have won the shell race without a doubt. W. W. Collin, 

 '77, was elected captain of the University crew for the 

 coming year, and the prospects are very good for a crew 

 next season. M. 



Cornell. — Cornell's fall regatta occurred Oct. 14th. 

 The course was two miles in length on Cayuga Lake, and 

 a special train was run on the C. L. Railroad, following 

 the course of the boats in each race. The first race, be- 

 tween two freshmen crews in six-oared gigs, with cox- 

 swain, was won easily by coxswain White's crews; time, 

 13.30. The next race was between the '79 six that won 

 last summer's freshman race at Saratoga, and a crew from 

 '77 and '78. After a very exciting contest the '79 crew 

 won by only three feet in 12m. 48s. Waterman steered 

 beautifully tor '77 and '78, preserving a perfectly straight 

 line the whole distance. A single scull race followed Ibis; 

 with only two competitors, Francis and Ostrom, the former 

 winning by two seconds. Neither of the contestants 

 rowed with vim, notably Ostrom. who row eel in a heavy 

 knit jacket and straw hat. Francis's time wa^ 15:15. The 

 last couiest was a scrub race beiween '79's Sprague crew, 

 and a picked crew from '77 and '78, the latter winning eas- 

 ily; time not stated. It is rumored that Robinson of Uuiou 

 Springs, wlio has defeated Francis two or the times iu a 

 single scull race, and who is an excellent oarsman iu every 

 way, will enter the freshmen class next term. Sexeca. 



\atioiml fflngtimtB. 



BASE BALL — THE PROFESSIONAL ARENA. 



— While the League Association dates its seasons close 

 from Nov. 15th, the amateur clubs do not consider their 

 season ended until Thanksgiving Day in November, and 

 then they look forward to frequent games of ball on the 

 ice at Prospect Park, where there is a field of ice set apart 

 for such contests during the winter. The League pennant 

 race is practically ended and the result is tbe signal victory 

 of the Chicago nine in winning the first place in the race, 

 while Hartford has pltfcklly earned second position, there- 

 by forcing the St. Louis nine to third place. Boston is 

 content with being rated fourth, the place Harry Wright 

 said last May he would occupy. The Mutual, Athletic, aud 

 Cincinnati clubs, are last on the list, the Athletics being- 

 obliged to disband before the close of the season. The 

 record of the games played by the clubs which arc now in 

 the arena is as follows. We give the names in the order of 



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4 



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 6 

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 9 

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 5 



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 9 



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 8 



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gt. Louis 



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CHESS. 



The Price Chess Tournament. — The chess tourney in 

 progress at the Cafe International in this city has been 

 proceeded with quite rapidly in comparison with that of 

 last winLer, some very fine contests, too, having marked 

 the play during the past week. . Very singular results have 

 characterized some of the games. For instance, "Orch- 

 ard," a good player from South Carolina, won but one 

 game out of his first nine, and that was w T ith Mason, the 

 strongest American player in the tourney 7 ; and Bird, who 

 leads the score, scored his first deiearin the tourney at the 

 hands of Williams, who is accustomed to receiving the 

 odds of the knight in contests with the crack players at 

 the cafe. Clark, from Brooklyn, has been scoring victo- 

 ries rapidly, and Delmar of this city is now second on the 

 list. The leaders are as follows:— 





Games 



Games 



Games 





Players. 



Vv on . 



Lost. 



Drawn. 



Total. 



Mason 



15 



2 







17 



Del mar 



T14 



1 

 2 



8 



8 



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 1 



16 



Bird 



14 



16 



Elisor 



10 



13 



Wernich 



9 



18 



Dill 



8 



4 



3 



15 



Clarke 



8 



4 



1 



13 



Limbeck 



8 



A 



1 



13 



Becker 



6 



2 



1 







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8 



lioser 



6 



7 



McCntcheon 



5 



3 







8 



Lissner 



5 



5 







10 



Wrestling. — The long-anticipated wrestling match be- 

 tween McLaughlin and Martin, of Michigan, was decided 

 at Central Park Garden in this city on Wednesday even- 

 ing. McLaughlin was the victor, winning two falls out of 

 three, 



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Ko Notice Taken of Anoiivmoua Communications. 



Stella..— Lice may be attracted from canary birds by spreading a 

 white cloth over the cage at night. In the morning the lice are found 

 on the cloth. 



G. M. Philadelphia.— Will you be so kind as to state a cure for cataract 

 on dog's eyes? Ans. We know of no cure unless the cataract could b« 

 removed by a skillful surgeon. 



W. H. Gibson, author af "The Complete American Trapper," just 

 published, will oblige us by giving us his address, as our efforts to com- 

 municate with him by letter seem te have failed. 



H. H., Newport.— My dog will notice httlo birds when in the field. 

 Can you suggest a remedy? Ans. Any sensible dog will soon give up 

 noticing small birds if he is rated for it, and is worked properly on game 

 birds. 



J. J. D., Fort Monroe.— What is the address of N. T. S. S. P. Co., 

 and what are the smallest steam launches they build and the price of 

 them? Ans. No. 30 Courtlandt street; 25 feet long by 5 feet 8 iuohe* 

 beam; $1,200. 



J. II. Sweet, Boston.— We known of no better method of keeping 

 shrimp bait alhe tuan by covering them with seaweed, sawdust, or bran. 

 We believe we once published a dni'erent and better method, bat a search 

 through our hies fails to discover it. 



Oatka, Left -y.— Will you please inform me if there is any parson in 

 this pure of the State who has wild pigeons for sale? Ans. Wild pigeon 9 

 are exceedingly scarce now, and we doubt if you could gU them, unlets* 

 it was by paying an exorbitant price. 



J. D. M., New York.— Will you please inform me of whom lean hire 

 a dog for two or three days, and what would be the probable cosr per 

 day? 1 wish a dog lhat would answer for sboo.ing quail aud partridge. 

 Ans. You cannot hire a dog for two or three days. Your oest plan would 

 betogooutwiih some piofessional sportsman whose address we can 

 give you, and shoot over his dog. 



II. McL, P.'.nh Amhoy.— Can any coatity make a special law of its 

 own 111 regard to quail? I ask bee uise a number of people have told me 

 that the law is not, up forqaail on Staten Island until the 20. h. Ans. ISIo, 

 not if it conflicts with the State law. There is no special law for Staten 

 Island. The law expired there on the 1st instant, as in the rest of the 

 State. 



J. C. E., New York— 1. Is there any pamphlet published on making 

 aquaria for goldfish, etc ; if so, where can I procure it? 2. Also do you 

 know where 1 can get a Newfoundland pup? Ans. 1. No pamphlet ibat 

 we know of, but you will find full descriptions of aquaiia in our issue 

 of July 6th. 2. Yon can buy a Newfoundland of almost any dog dealer 

 but we cannot mention one m particular. 



A. H. S., Marshall, Texas.— Whereabouts in New York can I obtain 

 the English hard shot manufactured at Newcastle, what is the price pet 

 bag of 28 pounds, and how do the different sizes curiei-pond wiihNew 

 York shox, such as Leroy's or Tatham's? Ans. From H. C. Squires, 

 No. 1 Courtlandt street, $3 50 per bag. or the No. 6 English there are 

 261 pellets to the ounce; Tatham's No. 6 has -;:8. 



W. S. S., Pottsville, Pa.- What effect does crimpine shells have upon 

 the shooting qualities of a gnu? Does it tend to shoot closer? Does the 

 shortening of the t-hell spoil the effect? Does it not confine tne snot too 

 closely? Ans. We prtfer shells turned to crimped, but the tighter they 

 are turned the better the shooting. The shortening or the shell, we 

 think, inteiferes with the shooting, inasmticb as the shell does not fill 

 the chamber. The shot cannot be confined to* closely. 



L. M., East Minneapolis.— Which, in your opinion, is preferable as a 

 stock raising country, Colorado or Texas? Please give reasons. 2. Do 

 the Indians still winter near aud on the It' publican in Colorado? Ans v 

 I. For general stock raising, particularly on a large scale, we should 

 give tbe preference to Texas, for the reason tl at, there is a larger expanse 

 of grazing country, and less probability of drought through lack of sum- 

 mer rains. For sheep raisiuu exclusively we should prefer Colorado. 2. 

 We believe they do. 



Hekrington, Greenwood, 111.— I intend spending the coming winter 

 trapping minks and muskrats, and will be much obliged to you if you. 

 will inform me of a good place in Wisconsin or Minnesota, the former 

 State prefesred. Aus. Take the West Wisconsin Railway that runa 

 through the Big Woods, and strike In from some suitable point along the 

 route. If you are a thorough trapper, yon can determine pretty nearly 

 where to locile your lines, eliciting what other information you can ob- 

 tain by inquiry. 



Taunton SronrsMFN's Cltjb. Taunton.— A, B, C, D and E agree to 

 shoot a handicap match. A allows B 2 points, C 3 points, D 4 points. 

 and E 5 points. After shooting they find their totals to be— A, 44; B, 44; 

 C, 44; D, 44; and E, 44. Does A take the prize? Ans. If 44 points rep- 

 resents the scores actually made by each man, of course A loses and the 

 others tie or settla their jirecedence by the retrospective mode of count- 

 ing. If the allowance of points is included in the scores, B wins, as he 

 did not agree to allow points to C, D, and E. 



D. E. B., Worcester, Mass. — 1. What is the difference in the broech 

 action of the Whitney and Remington rifles, and which would you rec- 

 ommend as being the best? 2. Would a 44 cal., 60 grains of powder 

 cartridge be accurate at 500 yards, and would it be a good cartridge for 

 hunting purposes? Ans. 1. Principally in an arrangement; in tne fcrmer 

 to prevent the flying back of the hammer, and which permits the piece 

 to be loaded without bringing it to full cock. 2. It would answer for 

 sporting purposes, but for target shooting at 500 yards we should prefer 

 7u grains. 



Easton Easton, Md.- What do yon think of the following target for 

 a No. 10 breech loading. 10^-pound, cylinder-bored gnu, charge, 1£ 02. 

 No. 6 shot; 3| drs. powder; distance, 40 yards; ia>get, one of Harper's 

 magazines in center of 30-inch circle; ii^'bt barrel 4 shot in book ana 44 

 more in circle; left barrel, 14 in book and 51 more in circle. Ans. The 

 first target is a poor one, tbe others much better. A fair average target 

 for the gun you mention would be 100 pelkts. 



F. W. C , Cincinnati.— Please inform me what will cure mange. My 

 setter has had it all summer, and ha* lost most all her coat. When fed 

 much else than raw meat will vomit it np. Ans. Take bazilicou oiat- 

 ment2oz; flour of sulphur Joz, enough spirits of turpentine to make 

 the ointment of proper consistency to be well rut b d info tbe skin, 

 after washing the dog well with carbolic soap.* Besides, give him ten 

 drops of Fowler's solution of arsenic twice a day for three days. Feed 

 little or no meat, and give him plenty of exercise. 



Terrier, Philadelphia. — My tan terrier has sores on his legs and 

 crow n of his head; his breath is very offensive; the dog is quite oid. 

 Are these indications of old age, or is it adrseasc? 2. Will a 30 inch rifle 

 shoot better than a 24 inch one in respect to ranpe and accuracy, provi- 

 ded the same charge is used in both? Ans. 1. Give your dog the condi- 

 tion powdeis we have mailed to you. 2. For sporting purposes the 24- 

 inch barrel would auswer as well, but for long-range shooting the 20- 

 inch barrel would be the best, as it would burn more powder. 



Pi/rjviER, Boston.— I have used Dupont's "Duck Eagle" powder, No. 

 1 grain in my Scott breech-loader, and I find it sticks to the barrels juot 

 beyond the breech chambers, and is impossible to get off, even alter oil- 

 ing with kerosene, without the use of emery, wood ashes, or something 

 of that nature, and on holding tnemup to the light on an angle I can see 

 just beyond the chambers several small, irregular black lines. Is this 

 the fault of the powder, o*- what is the cau^e? Ans. The lines you see 

 are owing to the leading of your gun, and can be removed only by the 

 most careful use of emery, or the wire s^ao attached to your ceaner. 

 It may be obviated by having shells which fit (when not turned) snug to 

 the shoulder, or apparent shoulder in the chamber of your gun. Before 

 shooting again "first fire two shells, loaded with powder, alone, \\ kU>~\ 

 will smoke your gun, and. we think, prevent lei ii 



