FOREST AND STREAM. 



bourg, pigeon shooting begins on the 22d of next month. 

 The Grand International Meeting will take place on Jan. 

 24ih, 27th, 30th, 31st, and Feb. 2d, and 3rd, with variable 

 ■works of art, and about 1,400 sovereigns in specie. Shoot 

 ing will take place every week up to March 24th. 



The great "walkist," Weston, is still here, and as his 

 rival, O'Leary, lias arrived, efforts are being made to make 

 a match between them. In fact. O'Leary accepts a chal- 

 lenge issued by Weston to walk six days from December 

 18th, for the large sura of five hundred pounds, but makes 

 a stipulation which I fear will cause the affair to drop, 

 that is that no music of any kind shall be allowed on the 

 premises when the walk takes place. What would Weston 

 do without his cornet and his band? blowing his own trum- 

 pet afterwards would scarcely suffice. Besides, Weston's 

 challenge looks very "thin," when it is well known that 

 O'Leary has a match with Howes for December 26th. He, 

 O'Leary, commences a walk of 300 miles against Peter 

 Crossland at Manchester to night. He appears to have 

 made many friends on this side already, by his straight- 

 forward conduct, a virtue so rare among professionals here 

 that it is fully appreciated. 



The old "Amateur" question is being revived and if In- 

 ternational contests, particularly those of an aquatic dis- 

 cription are to continue the rules will need some revision. 

 At present the distinction in use here is totally different 

 from that in force with you and the rowing men who re 

 cently visited Philadelphia were horrified at having to 

 meet "artisans." Heie the distinction is not one of muscle 

 but purely of social position. The tradesman or mechanic 

 cannot be a* amateur at rowing it appears. That is, the 

 gentleman of leisure who devotes his whole time to the 

 development of his muscles can not meet on an equality 

 the clerk who can only steal an occasional hour from other 

 occupations to practice rowing. Not because his muscles 

 are susceptible of a greater amount of development, but 

 because of his social position. The Morning Advertiser has 

 a very sensible editorial on the subject with the heading 

 "Sport Levels all Destinctions," from which I quote: — 



"The aitempt to define social classes which are in a state 

 of transition is really impossible. Would it not, then, be 

 far better to class our athletes according to those simple 

 rules which are obvious to any one? A professional 

 is one who seeks pecuuiary gain; an amateir is one who 

 does not. Let public amateur competitions, then, be open 

 to all who are not professionals, and let the piizes consist 

 of simple acknowledgments of victory, such as printed or 

 illuminated cards. For, by tke bye, "while gentlemen ama- 

 teurs see so many faults in others, it is haruly fair for them 

 to forget ihat their largest fields are always lo be found 

 where the most valuable plate is the prize, and that before 

 now gentlemen amateurs have been found who have turned 

 their silver "pots" into hard «ash. Of course, clubs could 

 always hold private competitions open only to such persons 

 as they chose to admit, just as the Gun (Jlub and similar 

 institutions do. Our objections point solely to those 

 "national" and "international" meetings, the expenses of 

 which are provided by public subscriptions. In a nation 

 of shopkeepers it is surely absurd to find the great trading 

 community virtually excluded from the national sports in 

 order that no offence may be given to those gentlemen win 

 think that no man can be an amateur unless he is one of 

 themselves." 



You will perceive how much nearer the proposed defini- 

 tion comes to the one now r in force with you. For my part 

 I have always claimed tha+ the "gentleman"' who makes 

 rowing or any kindred sport the busineys — or pleasure if 

 you will— of his life, is much less of an amateur than the 

 business man or mechanic who can only occasionally find 



time to follow a favorite pastime. Vaqueko. 

 <■»«. 



OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. 



PARTRIDGE SHOOTING IN THAT LOCALITY- SALMON AND 

 ^ BLACK BASS IN THE rOTOMAC. 



Washington, D. C, Nov. 2d. 



THE excitement and suspense attending the late elec- 

 tion, which has kept politicians at fever heat since 

 that time, has not deterred the sportsmen in this vicinity 

 from enjoying the excellent partridge shooting afforded in 

 the neighboring counties of Maryland and Virginia. The 

 season has been one of the most favorable which we have 

 had for several years, and birds are abundant, owing, no 

 doubt, to the exceedingly mild weather of last winter, 

 which caused the birds to remain in this locality instead of 

 going south, and the absence of heavy rains last summer, 

 which so often drown the young broods before they are 

 able to take care of themselves. So plentiful have the 

 bin-Is been this season that an ordinary shot with an in 

 different dog found no trouble in making a respectable bag 

 during a single day's shooting, while a more practiced 

 sportsman with a well-broken dog couid easily bag from 

 twenty-five to forty birds in the same time. Several in- 

 stances have come to my knowledge where large numbers 

 have been killed in a day or two, and it is not every season 

 that the birds are so numerous as to afford such sport. 



Though we are having rare sport this season, unless 

 something is done soon to protect the birds by the enact- 

 ment and enforcement of stringent game laws, I fear that 

 partridge shooting, before many years, will almost be a 

 thing of the past. The Maryland authorities, I am glad to 

 say, have already taken cognizance of the matter, and are 

 enforcing their game laws. If the Virginia authorities, 

 both State and county, will do the same they will receive 

 the thanks of all true sportsmen. Let us have your valu- 

 able aid to this end, that the trapping of the birds may be 

 stopped,. as well as their destruction out of season. Pot- 

 hunters are numerous, and it is but a short time ago that I 

 heard of a case where a small wagon load of trapped birds 

 were brought to market _ from Virginia, This may seem 



incredible, but I am assured of its truth by the most re- 

 liable authority. 



With proper game laws in the neighboring States, and 

 their strict enforcement, there will be good shooting every 

 season. In both Virginia and Maryland the farmers in 

 many instances have their lands posted, which is done to 

 keep off pot-hunters, but they never object to gentlemen 

 shooting on their places, and numerous sportsmen here 

 will bear testimony of the many times where they have 

 been most heartily welcomed by the residents in those 

 States upon being properly introduced. There are no 

 more hospitable people in the world than the farmers of 

 Virginia and Maryland, and when a guest is received it 

 not only seems a pleasure to the host to entertain him, but 

 his neighbors join him in contributing to the entertain- 

 ment of the visitors. 



There are a good many pheasants and wild turkeys in 

 Virginia this season, but the partridge shooting affords 

 sport so much superior that they are not hunted, especially 

 to any great extent. Squirrels and rabbits are plentiful 

 everywhere, and many are killed by those fond of hunting 

 them. 



SALMON AND BASS IN THE POTOMAC. 



Our fiahiug season is about over, but owing to the fre- 

 quent rains of last August and early in the fall the Poto- 

 mac has been kept muddy a great portion of the time, 

 and as a consequence comparatively few bass have been 

 taken. In September and October we usually have mag- 

 nificent bass fishing, but this season the muddy water 

 destroyed the sport. 



In addition to the game and ravenous black bass, which 

 are now so abundant in the Potomac, we may expect soon 

 to have the California salmon, with which the river was 

 stocked by Prof. Spencer P. Bmd, the efficient United 

 States Fish Commissioner, about three years ago. This 

 officer, it will be remembered, established a salmon hatch- 

 ing establishment on the McLoud river, a tributary of the 

 Sacramento, four or five yeard ago, for the purpose of ob- 

 taining eggs and young fish to stock various rivers of New 

 York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. In 187i» 

 2,000,000 eggs were shipped east, about one half of which 

 were hatched out and placed in various riyers in the States 

 named above. During the summer of that year the first 

 lot of these young salmon, about 30,000, were placed in 

 the Conecogoague, a small tributary of ihe Potomac, near 

 Chambeisburg, Pa., and later in the eame season iio.OOO 

 were turned loose in a small branch of the Shenandoah 

 near Winchester, Va. They were placed in the extreme 

 headwaters of the river because there were no black bass 

 there to destroy them, and secondly to induce them t i as- 

 cend the river as high as possible upon their return 

 from the sea in subsequent years, as the salmon, like 

 the shad, endeavors to return to its spawning ground. 

 Another reason was that the waters of these tribu- 

 taries are cool and clear and well adapted to the 

 growth of the young fish. The young salmon did 'not de- 

 scend the river until they had attained sufficient size to. 

 protect themselves against the ravenous appetites of the 

 black bass. When they were put in the Potomac in 1873 

 it was expected they would return from the sea in three or 

 four years, and it haviug been three years since the river was 

 stocked we may soon expect to hear of salmon in the Po- 

 tomac weighing from ten to fifteen pounds, as they usually 

 attain that weight in the period named. It is the habit of 

 this fish to remain in the river upon returning to its spann- 

 ing ground about three months. The Little Falls of the 

 Potomac nor any of the rapids of that river will offer any 

 obstruction to the ascent of the fish until it reaches the 

 Great Falls, and it is contemplated to erect a fish ladder at 

 these falls. The California salmon at certain seasons rise 

 readily to a fly, and in a few years the Potomac with iis 

 salmon and black bass will afford rare sport to the angler. 

 Occasional. 



Morsemere. — The Frost medal was won on Friday last 

 by Mr. Morse upon the total of 208 in 45 shots. Distance 

 500 yards. The last day was a very bad one for good 

 scores, as a comparison with previous ones will show. 

 The weather was very cold, the wind strong and gusty, 

 and of the kind known as a "fish-tail" wind. The result 

 was as follows; — 



Names. 



G. L. Morse 



C. Dusentmry 



C. A. Hedgmau , 

 A. D. Hodgman. 

 li.T. Quiuu. 



>v. 17. 



Nov. 21. 



Dec. i. 







bCored. 





Total. 



73 



71 



61 



2 8 



71 



63 



60 



206 



72 



72 



59 



X:05 



71 



69 



62 



202 



es 



63 



58 



191 



The other competitors withdrew. 



Glen Drake.— Principal scores made at American Rifle 

 Association range. Glen Drake, on Thanksgiving day, 

 187G:- 



SUBSCK1PTIOST match; possible 25. 

 Name. Total.] Name. Total 



Jas. W. Todd 20|J. Henry 20 



George Ferguson 20, D. Felt 19 



H. Fish :0J. Peters 1.9 



D. F. Davids . . . 20(G , Clarkson 19 



MILITAKT MATCH; POSSIBLE 25. 



Name. Total. Name. Total. 



D. F. Davids 21 Geoige Fergnson. ..]g 



John W. Coburn 18 Lieut. Embury 15 



The regular season closed with these matckes. The 

 next matches will be held, probably, on Christmas day 

 next, at which time the Executive Committee contemplate 

 offering the De Peyster badgs. Mr. J. Prank Wright has 

 presented the association a very pretty badge, a 500 yards 

 target upon a circular field, encircled with the laurel 

 wreath, and surmounted by two crossed rifles, all suspended 

 from a bar bearing the monogram of the association. It 

 will seen be offered for competition, and duly announced. 



Gallery Matches. — Last Saturday evening, December 

 2d, a return match was shot between a team of eight from 

 Arnold, Constable & Co., of New York, and a team of 

 the same number from Journeay & Burnham, of Brooklyn 

 a; Miley's shooting gallery, 26 Court st., Brooklyn. The 

 first match was shot October 21st, at Conlin's gallery, 930 

 Broadway, Eesulting in a defeat for the New York men by 

 three points, 235 to 232. The victors were immediately 

 challenged for a return match, which was accepted, and 

 the following is the result-.— 



KEW TOKK — CAPT. B. S. EEOWN. 



Name. Toial.j Name. Total 



Brown.. 4*: Long 35 



Oats . 41 Nicholson..; 34 



Bishop, ^o'Mareh >o 



La Forge .-. 39j "_1_ 



Finlayson 37| Grand total 297 



BROOKLYN— CAPT. J. N. BRUXN. 



Name. Total.] Name. Total 



McQuillan t 42 MeKune 34 



Loekvvood 40|Janmn ..*" 34 



Gallaher 3?jDuun """ 33 



Brnyn 36| "".!_ 



Rtgan 36| Grand total ,...292 



New York victorious by five points. This shows an im- 

 provement of 60 points per team, and the shooting is a 

 credit for both sides. The conditions were as follows: 

 The teams to consist of eight men each; io shoot ten 

 shoots; rifle .22 calibre; off-hand; 200 yards; target re- 

 duced in proportion for the range (100 feet); Creedmoor 

 rules to govern the match. After the contest the losing 

 team gave a supper, and after a jovial time, sb-ging and 

 speech making, they all adjourned with prospects of an- 

 other challenge from the Brookiynites. 



Massacjiusets. — Below are Ihe scores nnde recently for 



a Remington revolver, at Lincoln's shooting gallery, G55 



Washington St., Boston. Shots— possible 40. flange— 50 



feet. Targets adjusted for 200 yards: — 



Name. Toiai.l Name. Total. 



J. A. Brown 37 |li. C. Johnson 33 



Lieut. -Col. bhaw 3(j G. PMsted... 33 



J.J. Griffin 36jtJ. Johnson. '33 



Lieut. F. B. Browning 35 J. A. Niekerson ZQ 



W. Ilotchkiss 35 



J. A. .Lowell 34 



F. Nultv 34 



A. W. Robinson 0! 



Col. Nat. Wales 3c 



W. F." Webster 32 



A. L. Earnes 32 



V. Small 34 



W. Hunter 31 



J. Brackett a0 



Connecticut.— A match was shot on Friday the 24lh 

 ult. on the Silver Glenn range between teams representing 

 the Middletowu Biiie Association and the Mansfield Guard, 

 the former shooting eight men against ten of the latter. 

 The conditions of the match were seven shots at 200 yard-, 

 standing, and a like number at 500 yards in any position. 

 The following are the scores: — 



Name yds. 



Br. A M. Shrew.... 30 



Orange Jiitid 29 



Henry Woodward.. 25 



J. N. Camp x6 



G. M. Pratt 27 



MIDDLE rOAVW IUb'LE CLUB TEA3I. 



200 o&O 



200 



yds. T'i. Nome yds. 



31 61 W. Van Deuscn.... 23 



27 SHjC. E. Judd 24 



29 5410. V. Collin 28 



29 55 — 



31 581 Totals 212 



Name. jds. 



N. J. Bacon 28 



J. T. Ellott 23 



C. C.Canfield 24 



John Wilson i9 



(LP. Graham. ... 22 



P. H. Fielding 14 



MANSFIELD OUAKD TEAM. 



200 500 I 200 



yds. T'I. I Name. yds. 



9 37iD. R. CraiS 23 



9 32 D. McDonald 20 



10 34 W. F. gorgett 17 



W. N. Pearm 18 



7 



26 



13 



3;> 



19 



33 



500 





yus. 



T'I. 



23 



46 



31 



55 



23 



51 



224 



436 



500 





yds. 



T'I. 



14 



37 



10 



30 







17 



2 



20 



Totals. 



93 301 



200 

 Name. Ads. 



O. Judd ~ 2i\ 



Coffin 24 



Pratt 24 



C. O. Judd 23 



tan Deusen 23 



500 





yets. 



T'I. 



32 



60 



31 



64 



33 



50 



17 



43 



On the following day a similar match was shot, open to 

 all members of the association, with the following re- 

 sult :— 



500 I 300 



yds. T'I. I Name. yds. 



33 59i«liev,- j>8 



28 52 1 Woodward 23 



31 55 Camp 17 



35 581 Lyman 26 



31 5JJ 



Rhode Island. —Some interesting competitions in rifle 

 shooting took place at Newport, on Thanksgiving day, at 

 the new range near the Maitland Place. Although the ^un 

 was obscured and the light favorable for shooting, the day 

 was far from heing agreeable and pleasant. A raw, fresh 

 wind from the northeast, prevented any very good scores 

 from being mad* in the off-hand matches. Owing to the 

 lateness of the hour, the match for rapidity and accuracy 

 did not occur. The three competitions and scores made 

 were as follow: — 



No. 1.— Conditions: Any rifle within the rules. Dis- 

 tance 200 yards. Position, off-hand. Two sighting and 

 seven sconug shots. Euirauce, $2. First prize, double 

 action revolver, value, $15; second, $4; third, $1; fourth, 

 short and mid-range score book. 

 Name. Total. I Name. Total. 



E. II. Totten a5|W. M. Farrow 30 



11. Bull, Jr 2JIC. M. Bull 25 



L. R. Blackman 25|W. R. Landers 16 



M. Boll S3 It H. Povvel 26 



J. G. Stevens 2l|R. b. Barker ,...12 



C. Reigle 26j 



The four prizes being taken respectively by W. M. 

 Farrow, R. H. Powel, O. Reigle and C. M. Bull. 



No. 3— For Champion Marksman's Gold Badge.— Condi- 

 tions: Any rifle within the rules. Distance 200 yards. 

 Position, off-hand; two sighting and 10 scoring shots. 

 The badge to become the properly of any competitor 

 winning it three times, and only those who originally 

 enter will be allowed to contest for it in future trials. 



Name. Total. I Name. Total. 



E. H. Totten BHlraB. Brighfcman 25 



H.Bull, Jr 3SH. W. Powel 41 



C. Reigle ; i5| \V\ R. Landers 34 



W. M. Farrow 3o.Thos. Farrow 31 



R. H. Powel 3'J'M.. Bull 36 



CM. Bull 2i[ 



The badge is of solid gold and appropriately marked. 

 Mr. H. W. Powel, of the Harvard Riile Club, became the 

 possessor of it, and announced Saturday, December 2d, as 

 the day for the next competition. 



No. 4. — Conditions: Any riile (except Creedmoor's, and 

 those having magnifying or telescopic sights). No retdrie- 

 tions as to position or rest. Distance, 150 yards, 10 sh®ts. 

 Smallest group to win. A separate target furnished for 

 each competitor, (bull's eye 8 in. Target 2| x 2£ feet). 

 Entrance, $1. First prize, new improved' air rifle, value, 

 $11; second, cash, $0; third, $1; fourth, short and mid- 

 range score hook. 



The four prizes were awarded respectively for four 

 smallest circles, as follows 1 



