m 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



tiding Jjtmtttmg* 



Turf Sports and Athletics. 



METROPOLITAN RIDING ACADEMY, 



Third Ave., 63d & 64th Ste., Second Ave. 



FRED. J. ENGELHARDT, Proprietor. 



This magnificent Temple of Sport is now open for 

 instruction and practice. 



Thorough Horsemanship, 

 Riding, Driving, Training, 



Pedestrianism, Fencing, &e. 



PERFECT RA.CE TRACK, ONE-EIGHTH MILE. 



Comfortably heated and ventilated. 



For time, terms and privileges, address, FRED. J. 



ENGELHARDT, Metropolitan Riding Academy, 



Third Ave., 63d and 64th sts., N. Y. 



Notice.— The Centrai Park Riding School, Sales, 

 Exchange, Training and Boarding Stables, Seventh 

 Ave. and 58th st., continue under the same manage- 

 ment Jaull-ly 



%mtmtmtnh. 



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THE GREAT NEW YORK AQUARIUM. 

 Broadway and 35th st. 

 OPEN DAILY FKOM 9 A. M. TILL 10 P. M. 

 (SUNDAY'S EXCEPTED). 

 THE WORLDS WONDERS EXPOSED TO VIEW ! 



ASTONISHING AND REMARKABLE EXHI- 

 BITION of FISHES AND AMPHIBIOUS ANIMALS. 

 ONLY BEHEMOTH OF HOLY-WRIT IN THE 

 COUNTRY. 

 PROMENADE CONCERTS BY DODWORTH'S 



CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA. 

 _Je22 



Zoological Garden. 



FAIRMOUNT PARR, PHILADELPHIA. 



Open «».very day. A large collection of Living Wild 

 Beasts, Birds, and Reptiles. Admission, 25 cents; 

 children under twelve. 10 centR. ianfi lv 



Highest Honors 



AT THIS 



CENTENNIAL WORLD'S PAIR, 1876! 



THE 



SHONINGER ORGANS 



PKUNOUNCJiJLi UNANIMOUSLY AS THE 



Best InstruLmeiats, 



Their comparative excellence is recognized by the 

 Judges in their Report, from which the following is 

 an extract: — 



"TheB. SHONINGER ORGAN CO.'S exhibit a§ 

 the best Instruments at a price rendering them pos- 

 sible to a large class of purchasers, having a combina- 

 tion of Reeds and Bells, producing novel and pleas- 

 ins effects, containing many desirable improvements, 

 will stand longer m dry or damp climate, less liable 

 to get out of order, all the boards being made three- 

 olv, put together eo it is impossible for them to either 

 t-hVink. swell or split." THE ONLY ORGANS 

 AWARDED TH«S RANK. 



This Meaal and Award was granted after the most 

 severe competition of the best makers, before one of 

 the most competent juries ever assembled. 



New styles and prices just issued, which are in ac- 

 cordance with our rule, the BEST ORGAN for the 

 least money. 



We are prepared to appoint a few new Agents. 



Illustrated Catalogues mailed, postpaid, npon appli. 

 cation to 



B. Shoniiig-er Organ Co., 

 97 to 123 Chestnut Street, 



NEW HAVEN, CONN. 



Nfc 



MOLLER'S NORWEGIAN COD LITER OIL 



Is pronounced by most distinguished medical authori- 

 ties of America and Europe to be the very best. Its 

 superiority is evident from the great estimation in 

 which it is he4d by New York physicians generally. 

 Prizes from all the great International Exhibitions, 

 including the Centennial, testify convincingly as to 

 its merits. 



For sale by all Druggists. 



Agents, W. II. SCHIEFFELIN & CO. 



Dec2l-3m. 



Good's Oil Tanned 

 Moccasins 



The best thing ever worn by 



sportsmen. Not injured by wet- 



— and drying -always soft and 



easy to the feet. Four dif- 



f e r e n t styles . Prices to 



suit the times. Send for 



illustrated circular and 



(Successor to Frank Good) . MARTIN S . 



" Dover, N. H,jn27~tf 



BAIRD & HUSTON, 



Kingston Steam Engine Boiler Works & Ship- Yards 



BEACH AND VIENNA STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, 



Builders of" I^ast Steam Yaolit». 



CENTENNIAL MEDAL AND AWARD FOR STEAM YACHT "METEOR." 



Speeds 16 to 20 Miles Per Hour. 



JAMES BAIRD, R. M. HUSTON, 



SAM U EL HOLMES, (Iron Ship Builder). 



BUILDERS OF FAMOUS STEAM YACHTS, CONTINENTAL, FIREFLY, MINEOLA, &C. 



vs a TrrmTrrr* the patrons' faint couefanit are mami&e. 



ST AllN JL11N W. turing tlie INdFRSOLL JttEAJJY-M±Xl££> FAINTS, and 



BltUSJtLES, and selling therm at full trade discounts, delivering them freight 

 paid, and no money required until the goods axe received— malting them cheaper 

 than even the material can he bought elsewhere. They are an absolutely pure 

 article, possessing great endurance and brilliancy, and are giving great satis- 

 faction all over the country. Wc have a Patron friend who saved enough alone 

 on Paint purchased to pay his Grange expenses for a life-time. They also sell 

 ROO~F FA,1NT 30 percent, cheaper than any one else. It is to the interest of 

 all about painting to write and have sent free their book, " Fvertf One His Own 

 Fainter." It will save mucin money, whether you buy their Paint or not. Ad- 

 rdess, 259 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK.— (From "The Farmers' Friend."J 



GIBSON'S 



New Book for Sportsmen, 



4% 



Complete American Trapper. The Tricks of Trapping 



and Trap-making- 



THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WORK EVER PUBLISHED, 



Containing the fullest directions for Trapping all our leading game. Valuable recipes for scent baits. 

 Detailed instructions for the manufacture of Traps of every conceivable kind, from a humming-bird trap to 

 a bear trap. Full directions for curing and tanning skins for market, and an extended chapter on life in the 

 woods. How-to build losr huts, bark shanties, boats, canoes, etc. Valuable suggestions on suitable food, 

 etc. An encyclopedia of the Trapper's art. 300 PAGES, SUPERBLY ILLUSTRATED WITH 150 EN- 

 GRAVINGS. PKICE: IN CLOTH, $l.?5j_ CLOTH GILT_ EXTRA, $2.25. Send for circular containing 

 notices of the press. 



2.25. 

 JAMK8 MILLER, 647 Broadway, New York, Publisher. 



dec73mo 



gnmrmqe. 



TT »1.JE 



UTUALLIFE 



ISIMNCECOMM 



OF NEW YORK, 



J F.S.WINSTON , PRESIDENT. 



ISSUES EVERY APPROVED DESCRI PTION OF 



LIFE AND ENDOWMENT POLICIES 



ON TERMS AS FAVORABLE AS THOSE OF 

 ANY OTHER COMPANY. 

 ORGANIZED APRIL 12™ I842v 



CASHJBSHS 0Y£R$8a0OO,00O. 



jewing ^aduites, 



Received Highest Honors conferred 

 at Centennial. 



Latest tf&^rife^Jfe 0nly macnine 



Invention, and * SufTT^f * inth '™ yld 

 producing Wm»\/ \/f Automatic 

 M 1 " ? MEL M, W Tension and 



Trade Mark in 



every machine. 



price list. , 

 HUTCBINGS, P. O. Box 



NEW WIIXCOX & GIBBS 



AUTOMATIC 



SILENT SEWING MACHINE. 



Send Postal Card for Illustrated Price List, &c. 



Willcox & Gibbs S. M. Co., 



(Cor, Bond St.> . 658 Broadway, Ne w York. 



Camp Lounge Co. , 

 Troy, N. Y., and Nor 

 walk. Ct. 2x7x23 in. 

 $10. ' Bed, Pillow and 

 Fly-net. Sold by N. Y. 

 and Boston sporting 

 dealers. Discounts 

 large. Other styles 3x42in. $4 and $5. St. Louis- 

 Albright & Sons. Chicago— J. W. D. Kelly & Bro., 

 88 Madieon-st. San Francisco— C. H. Moseley. 415 

 Sansom-st.; Ottawa Canada, C. King& Co. 

 Nov 2 eow 6m 



}imtiti$. 



KUSHTON'S 



HUNTING & PLEASURE BOATS. 



""Combine BEAUTY, STRENGTH and STEADI- 

 NESS. The LIGHTEST sporting boat in the world. 

 Weight, 25 pounds and upward. Will carry two to 

 four persons and basgaae. Cedar siding, oak keel, 

 stems, etc. (do not fold up). Also CANOES, weight 

 35 pound* J. H. RUS11TON, Manufacturer, Ca 

 ton, St. Lawrence County, N, Y. Sep9 6c 



Fenners Portable Boat. 



FOR SPORTSMEN, TOURISTS, AND 

 Surveyors. For fishing, fall shooting and for 

 winter sport in the South. Light, strong, steady and 

 noiseless. Compact to carry, easily and quickly set 

 up. Shown at D. 4, 31, Machinery Hall, Philadelphia. 

 Send for circular and prices to 



C. A. FENNB.R. Mwstfc Rfver. Ct. 

 Can be seen at Holberton & Beemer's, 102 Nassau 

 street, New York. "s24 6m 



ffimtyowthr. 



CHALLENGE. 



The undersigned is prepared to prove all the supe- 

 ior qualities he claims for his powder. 



Safety, Cleanliness, Strength, Little 

 Recoil, Little Smoke, Small Report, 

 Less Heating of the Barrel in Rapid 

 Firing, and its Regularity in Shooting. 



He challenges all riflemen to shoot against him with 

 black powder, 200 rounds, without wiping; 100 rounds 

 off-hand, at 200. 500 and 1,000 yards respectively, and 

 100 rounds in any position at same distances; the 20C 

 zounds equally divided at ihe three ranges; sighting 

 ehots extra. 



Will shoot for money if desired. 



The powder is also well adapted for shot guns. 



Inquire for the "Dittmar Powder" of your dealer 



address the 



DITTMAR POWDER MANFG CO., 

 NSPOKMT. HAM» 



itmgowder. 



ORIENTAL 



POWDER MILLS 



MANUFACTURERS OF All K INDSOF 



GUNPOWDER 



Office--13 BROAD ST., BOSTON. 



BRANDS-DIAMOND GRAIN. 

 FALCON DUCKING. 

 WILD FOWL SHOOTING. 

 WESTERN SPORTING. 



(Oriental Rifle.) 



The "Oriental" powder is equal to any made; no 

 expense is spared to make the best. 



BRANCH OFFICES. 



J. G. Munro. Agent, 19 Exchange St., Buffalo, N, T. 

 Cobb & Wheeler, Agents, 9 State St., Chicago, 111. 

 C. J. Chapin, Agent, 218 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo. 

 Agencies in the principal cities in the United States. 

 JanJl-ly. 



The Hazard Towder (Jo.,~ 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



Gunpowder. 



Hazard's « 'Electric" Powder. 



Nos. 1 (fine) to 6 (coarse). Unsurpassed in point of 

 strength ana cleanliness. Packed in square canis- 

 ters of 1 lb. only. 



Hazard's "American Sporting." 



Nos. 1 (fine; 3 (coarse). In 1 lb. canisters &nC 3} lb,.. 

 kegs. A fine grain, quick and clean, for uplax d and 

 prairie shooting. Well adapted to short gum . 



Hazard s "Duck Shooting." 



Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse). In 1 and 5 lb. canisters 

 and 6i and 12£ lb. kegs. Burns slowly and very 

 clean, shooting remarkably close, and with great 

 penetration. For field, forest ana water shooting 

 it ranks any other brand, and it is equally service* • 

 blefor muzzle or breechloader. 



Hazard's "Kentucky Rifle." 



FFFG, FFG, and "Sea Shooting" FG, in kegs of 25 

 12i, and t>i lbs. and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is also 

 packed in 1 and i lb. canisters. Burns strong ana 

 moist. The FFFG and FFG are favorite brands 

 for ordinary sporting, and the "Sea Shooting" FG 

 is the standard Rifle powder of the country. 



SUPERIOR MINING ANtTbLASTING POWDER. 



GOVERNMENT CANNON AND MUSKET POW- 

 DER; ALSO SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT 

 OF ANY REQUIRED GRAIN OR PROOF MAN- 

 UFACTURED TO ORDER. 



The above can be had of dealers, or of the Compa- 

 ny's agents in every prominant city, or wholesale at 

 our of fice 

 88 Wall Sti-eet. 3Ne w Yoirb:. 



Dupont's 



SPORTING, SHIPPING AND MINING 



POWDER 



DUPONT'S GUNPOWDER MILLS 



(Established in 1801), 



Have maintained their great reputation for 75 years 



Manufacture the Celebrated 



EAGLE DUCKING, EAGLE RIFLE, AND DIA 

 MOND GRAIN POWDER. 



The most Popular Powder in Use. Also, 



Sporting, Mining, Shipping and Blast- 

 ing Powder 



Of all kinds and descriptions. 

 For sale in all parts of the country. Represented 



F, L. Kneeland, 



Feb 10-ly 70 Wall Street, New York. 



Orange Sporting Powder. 



0KAN6E LIGHTNING POWDER, 



The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 

 to 7, packed only in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarse* 

 sizes (higher numbers) especially are recommended 

 to owners of fine breech-loading guns, giving great 

 penetration with very slight recoil. 



ORANGE DUCKING POWDER, 



For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to 

 5. Packed in metal kegs of 6J lbs. each, and in canis- 

 ters of 1 and 5 lbs. 



ORANGE RIFLE POW 7 DER, 



The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes. 

 Sizes F.g. FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest. 

 Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25 lbs., 12* lbs. 

 and 6£ lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and i lb. 



All of the above give high velocities and less residn 

 um than anv other brands made. 



BLASTING, MINING, AND SHIPPING POW 

 DER OF ALL GRADES AND SIZES PACKED IN 

 WOOD OR METAL KEGS OF 25 LBS. 



SAFETY FUSE AND ELECTRICAL BLASTING 

 APPARATUS. 



LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Co., 



26 Murray St., N. Y. 



Sole proprietors and manufacturers of the eelebra 

 ed ORANGE brand of GUNPOWDER. Becom 

 mended and used by Capt. A . H. BOGARDUS, the 

 ♦Champion Wing Shot of the World." 



