50 



FOREST aJND STREAM. 



rAu»uST 19, 1880. 



draw the ohargps, but took it all loaded from its corner 

 in the shop, and started \vitli the rest. They reached the 

 fihore in safety that night, and next. morning before lifcht, 

 took their stations along the ridge of the beach, con- 

 cealed in the tall giviss and iiushes, and awaited the flight 

 that generallx' cvosaea this part of the beach about sun- 

 rise. A little after daylight a tremendous honking was 

 heard, followed by an immense flock of gee.se heading 

 straiglit for Alvin. As soon as they got almost overhead, 

 the hoys saw .AU'inrise from the 'bushes and point the 

 old gun at the flock. Holding their breath tliey waited 

 the result. There was no explosion. The gun was lowered, 

 and then a>j;aiii pointed towa-rd the geese, and still no 

 sniolce issued from tlio hitherto reliable old I'ieee. The 

 boys shouted ■'Shout. Alvin, .shoot,"' but no answer, and 

 asAlvin sliouldered ilie .^uu, and came toxx-ard tlicm, 

 they came rushing- up to see what could be the troidolo. 

 The fn-st words of tlieoM man were : ' •Boy s.you seen any- 

 t nni; of that Ben (}ray around my shop lati>ly?" The 

 troulile wuH soon found, for upon lifting the hammers a 

 small abof-tnck was found to liave been driren into each 

 tube, and the cap reiilaced over the tack, tins says he 

 never sh;'.!! forget ttie look on Alvin's counten.ancc "when 

 he saw (he tacks. 



Ben kept out of sight for a few days, and it wa,s finally 

 forgotton, but for a long time it was hardly safe to men- 

 tion slioe-tacks in connection with geese. 



Ahin has passed away, and the breech-loader has 

 talci-n thei'laceof liir oM fashioned gun. But occasion- 

 ally in PlymL.iith wo:,ds yt>u will run across one of these 

 old weatlier-lieaten chaps, who clings to the old muzzle- 

 loader, and will stand all day on a cartway if he stands 

 any sho^v for a shot at a fox. E,AJrROD. 



A C.\JIP JIeexing Incident.— TTas/ifn.r/fo/f, D. C. Atig. 

 Qth.—A recent trip through Maryland anrl Delaware 

 convinced your correspondent that tliere will be fine 

 .shooting the coming season, in the shore counties of the 

 f irmer ,'itatt!, andtlie southern iiart of the latter. Par- 

 f.cularly is tliis true of .Sussex County, Del. Li George- 

 town, I was informed by i\fr. R. A. Rosenbourn, a 

 thorough spoi-tsnian and a gentleman, that quail will be 

 abundant. I saw myself several specimens of Messina 

 birds, planted these some years since, a.nd they seem to 

 take kindly to our soil and climate, and it takes a quick 

 eye and steady 1 1 and to stop them when once on the wing. 

 Sgiuirrels also are plentiful. 



Steaming down the Clioptank Eiver and contemplat- 

 ing the queer motions of the sea nettles in the water from 

 the hurricane deck, my attention was attracted to a group 

 of ladies and gentleme-U sitting near. A clergyman, on 

 hi-s way liome to Baltimore from camp meeting, was de- 

 tailing to tluan some incidents of camp life, ' Among 

 otlicrs was one of ajr old couple vs'ho had supplied them- 

 gelves with a bottle of iiennyroyal oil with which to keep 

 v^ the mo:-<|iilto>. Thrv "extint,'uishpd tiieir light and 

 retirt-d. :f 'I-l,l-: i ii:l; ijif aiitidotf. The mosfjuiios were very 

 bad. and .-il icr . [:.:ioiiit^ itas long as they could, the old 

 lady got tip anil g.il li well-filled ink bottle instead of the 

 oU,"and gave the old gentleman a thoroup:h lubricating 

 with the liguid. face hands and feet : she tlien anointed 

 herself in like manner. They again assayed to court the 

 drowsy god. bixt could only get an occasional nap. Fi- 

 nally the old lady got up and' struck a light. Giving a 

 glance at the bed she bad just left, she beheld to her hor- 

 ror a colored '-piissun.'' as she supposed, stretched in the 

 place of her spouse. She quietly got the poker and nearly 

 beat the old lelfovs brains out before discovering heV 

 mistake, l.rur-roii in the night we discovered the old 

 couple to lie on l.io.trd the boat with us, he with his head 

 nearly aa Ijiijas a ijaie of hay, and she oaring for him 

 with the greatest soUcittide. ytrCATAN. 



How Daniel Webster Thoogut it avas a SQDiRBiib. 

 ^Edifur Forest and Stream : — Your recent comments 

 on the carelessness of those who caU themselves sports- 

 men, often resnlting in the shooting Of their comjjauions, 

 reminds nie of an incident in the early life of Daniel 

 Webster, who was fond of hunting and fi-sliing. It is re- 

 corded in the '-History of Boscawen, N.H.," wlieie he first 

 jjut out bis "shingle" as a young lawyer, that "he knew 

 every brook and pond, the best places for trout, and the 

 choicest spois among the lily-pads for pickerel,'" and 

 scoured all the forests of the region for game initsseason. 

 One iif his conqianions on his shooting excursions was 

 Nehcmiah Clark. While they wore gunning one day, a 

 gray squirrel secreted itself in the thick foliage of a tree, 

 and" Clark climbed the tree to dislodge it. "I see him," 

 said Webster, raisin^^ his gun to fire. "Don't shoot 

 me," said Clark. "No, 1 won't," said Webster, as he 

 blazed away, and lodged the contents of his gun in Clark's 

 leg, having' niislakeir the motion of the skirts of iiis gray 

 coat in tiie fohage for the squirrel. 



Tli4:' writer litis often seen Clark, who died oidy a few 

 i'ears seo, and who was very lame iqt to the close of his 

 life. Possibly his lameness was not from Websters' ran- 

 dom shot alone, but it is a fact that Webster never lost 

 his friendship for tlie cumpauiou of his early .sports, and 

 always called to see him in his summer visits to the 

 Bcenes of his youth, ft was also current in the village 

 that Clark, who was very poor, received frequent sub- 

 Btantial tokens from AYebster. who was as kivislt in his lib- 

 erality as he was tenacious of early friendsidps, A. 



Fish aud Deer in Minnesota,— Bura/m-Mri/Ze, Todd 

 County. Minn., Jultj 22fi.— 1 am far from;being envious 

 of my brother sportsmen who, from time to time, Iv.we 

 repni-ted their exploits in your columns ; in fact, the 

 more of their rejjorts I read, the more thorouglily 1 am 

 convinced that ■• my lines have fallen unto me iii pleas- 

 ant places, and that I have a goodly heritage." 



Last Saturday afternoon I went to the outlet of Little 

 Swan Lake, teii rods from my house, and in ten minutes 

 bad landed four black bass, averaging four pounds each. 



I then went to the house for mj' wife, -wishing tier to 

 share in ihe sport — I think it abominably mean that 

 sportsmen do not oftener give their wives a chance — 

 and in fifteen minutes she had landed seven more bass 

 fully as large as mine. We were using the good old or- 

 thodox bait— frogs. 



A tew days ago, having occasion to cross a small lake, 

 I look my trolling line along, and in crossing captured 

 six large bass and nine wall-eyed pike. 



I Jiave killed pickerel here weif:hinK fifteen pounds. 

 and l«st spring a J:-'!}- iii;ii- by took one with a spe.ar 

 •which turned the sc:! ■ ; r tivintv-oue and a half pounds. 

 As for duck shootiuj;. 1 can. in the fall, b;ig from fifty 

 to one htmdred in a day, and not work hard. 



^ I presume ttiere were two hundred deer killed in this 

 immediate vieinity last liuntinK season, and the fact that 

 I found eight m one little .slough last week, and coming 

 home saw four more, proves that there is still venison 

 to bo had. 



Tliis toxvn is one hundred wiles from Minneapolis, and 

 twenty from Lrttle Falls our nearest railroad point. Good 

 board can be liad for from $1 to $6 per week, and if anv 

 true manl3' sportsmen wish to come in, I can assure them 



a cordial welcome, and ■" " 



to meet them, if given • 



In closing, allo'u' me. 



J '_ ^J iKiUl. , .,.^».u t-.j i,..v^ '^^^f^\^u\A. j.v»LtJiJg ^atuytxt\ 



boat, I have been using one this summer, and 'tis 

 "just splendid." j. p, l, 



Game and Docw in t,!oEBE(j.— C'otM(./tf of mcolct, P. 

 Q., Aug. 1th.— Blnvk bears .ire reported as verv numerous 



ill send my team to Little Falli 

 ifiicienl notice. 



IT the benefit of others, to give 

 nent to llie Osjjood folding canvan 



nnfi thlfl HiiTriTnov anA 'fia 



nturir 



this summer 

 Two dogs starteYl a 

 lind one of tliein ve 

 eaten afterwards. 

 upon a bear unex|iect 

 with his paws, but the m; 

 reletised by tlie bear, who 

 considerably scared, Init r 

 Rulf ed grouse, or partriti 



I Aston, 

 i baltitan's house, 

 skilled and partly 



ii.y, 



nploye 



th 



taut Secretaiy, M. 8. Parker ; Treasurer, H. A. Harvey. 

 Our friends are none too early in giving this work their 

 attention. We are much pleased to record the move- 

 ment, 



Rhooe Island— Aeu^w/'t Aug. .5«(.— Shooting on the 



iar.sh 13 being done every morning. .Some yellow legs 

 'lupc : some ploverliave been" shot. i5- 

 is not oft on ^^•oodcock until Sept. 1st, the 

 ill shot, and oui local ]iot htmters have 

 ■ iFassarluisetrs, tlioy find a market here 

 le people t.:.i- iiiein, Ui-t,'.\yiONA.L. 



It is'ewport .sportsmen care enough about itie shooting, 

 fitalile investment to secure the enforce- 



e lav,^ 



d small sand 

 though tlie law 

 birds are about 

 begun to bivad 

 amongst the .so 



it would l 

 ment of (lie 



YOXKKKS 



Mo 

 Island Co. 



Ijy tiie bear 

 fi'it'iids running u]) he was 

 ■aped. The poor fellow was 

 ive<l no injury. 



they are here called, 





, 1 

 pa 



'■.V 

 ■tie 



f all sorts of 



lers like'hiiil; 

 ular could be 



Old. 



VV 



(• h 



■ive big black 



lek 



dojj 



^, .t 



ray dogs, red 



ine t 



o u 



V c 



ertam Icnowl- 



ha 



ve 1 



its 



of bark and 



\-era 



1 bi 



lid 



lETS. procured 



g tl> 



e en 



rlr 



ui of the tails 



. plentiful, and I hope to bag a few this fall, 

 Hardly any pigeons hai-e been seen tliia year, and other 



shooting we have none. 



Dogs m this part of the , 

 shapes arid colors, and i 1 1 , 

 htLsthe better the Freoi ■■ 

 The dogs of really an.v e. 

 counteil on the lingers of mn 

 dogs with eui-lv tails, little 

 doKS, lota of yellow^ do^.s, .-in 

 edge of a dirty blue. Tbcv 

 veryUttle courage. I imii 

 for the especial purpose of lal 



of the .above-mentioned raon-reis. 1 have succeeded in 

 my design, and all dogs giv. i y premises a wide berth. 



Hemlock. 



Bu^'CHED Shots.— 3rovtreaL P. Q.. Aitg.Wi.—lheve- 

 with inclose a sample of several tare-els wliieh I made the 

 other d.ay. This was done at thirty yards, tbe paper tie- 

 ing pinned to a pine tree. Tlie cartridge case was loaded 

 with three and one half drachms C. and H. powder, two 

 wads, one pink edge and one card-board, one and a.u 

 eighth ounces of shot. No. 7 chilled, Another instance 

 occured to me, whfle giving an exhibition of fancy shots 

 at the Theater Royal, two of the shells having bunched 

 their shots into the form of a bullet, and gone clear 

 through tho back stage dour. Still another instance 

 with a 16 bore. By the Way. in the t wo first cases aliove 

 mentioned, the sliooting \A-as done with tvvo ilbleienl 

 guns, both 12 bore, and the bist v. ilb a Iti bore. Tbe 

 cartridges in each case were mmle according li> your 

 directions. I am at a loss to e.ecouut for tliis." f sb'ould 

 be glad to hear from some i.f your eorresponilents on 

 this fiubjeot. A. B. 



The shot, as shown by the target sent to us, were, 

 with the exception of a fe-w scattered pellets, bimched 

 together uUo a mass which left a hole in the papei' 

 small enough to be covered by a silver dollar, Such a 

 charge would make bad work of a bird. 



New JEHSiiri-— jffiii'erside House, forked River, Aug. 

 15//(.— The snipe have come, and a good many of them 



have staTPil r_t l..-i.t I can .in.mver for those I have 

 eaten. A'-r ; :i "- ,!,eadj sliots liere, and the daily 



bag oi :i :. I, I '■ : !b,.' lasi week Jj .-is ranged from 



fifteen t'j PjI/.', -:i i ■- t.ir.lf;, A lilue heron w,a.9 shot 

 by Prof. A. M.'ilr. . '.,,.' ;-iil,:.i! at fifty-five yards with 

 No. 9 shot. Thei.ii , .'Va, often bursting open 



in their fall. Am on . - i 1 1 _ i ; i nneis are Dr. Maver and 

 D. W. Lee. of the ■■(/enturv Club," Soutli Orange; Mr. 

 Peck, New York- KDniiiu/ kyin-ras ; Mr. H, N. La 

 of the well-known Wall street firm of Lawrence & 

 Smith, lipsiiles Mr. Kawceit a.nd Mi-. Spears, from the 

 "Swarnp ' in vonr city. Mon- recent arrivals include 

 ]\lessr8. Fox, C. -J. Buiklev, J. Pillott, J. Morrell, all of 

 your city, aiKl Mr. C. E. Corbiii, of ilarPs Falls, N. Y. 

 Boats are reasonable as ever, melons as thick in tlie gar- 

 den as snipe in the bay, and with a generous table, a good 

 cook, attentive servants and a host that makes you feel 

 like a guest in the house of a friend, visitors to the Riv- 

 erside House are as healtliy and happy as they can ever 

 expect to be. 0. B. 



Mln^hsO'ja (JA-Mic PtiOSPKCTs.— .liffjcr/ Lm. Mirai., 



Avg. Hth.—Tha game prospects are better this year tlian 



for several years past, and chickens will be ripe ne_^;t 



Simday, and the music of the festive breech-loader will 



again heai'd in the golden stubble. The wlieat harvest 



ill be finished early in I tie week, which will leave a 

 clear field for the dogs. There has been no rain for over 

 a month, and it will be incumbent on the boys to carry 

 jugs of water for the dogs, as well as flasks for them- 

 selves. 



There has been no violations of the game law reported 

 yet, although the Albert Lea Gun Club have ])Osted ^25 

 reyvard for conviction under the act. And speaking of gun 

 clubs reminds me il;i! 'le 1 . .ys liave been doine; some 

 pretty t^ood work i;. __ lelly stale ones, which 



are ciieapei- than ^1 , - :! - ,iio:ivery good substitute. 

 It is too early to say aiiytbiiig about the duck prospects 

 vet, but we Jiope for a "good crop of (lauTas backs and 

 red heads. D. F. S. 



iiiN I I IB. — ^This club was organized on 

 ine . f l;^t week. They adopted the Long 

 lull I iiler; tor shooting on the wing. The 

 riuL-are the oHicers ■. President, E. L. Thomas: 

 President, Wdliarn Bates: Secret o-v, S T, F;,rrinK- 

 lou ; Ti-easurer, P. II. Wing: J-:xeeutive Conmiittee. E. 

 L. 't'liomas, A. M. IColby. A. J. Koib, George Langdon, 

 On Saturday, Aug. 21st, they have their first practice a 

 short distance from Yonkers. Pigeons and glass balls 

 will be the taj-gets. 



WoODCOtrE KiLbiNU NEAR Newaej.. >J. ,J.— A Newark 

 paper says : ';The new woodcock Uiw does not appear to 

 he vei-y effective thus far. No arrests or convictions have 

 br-en lieanl of, -while violations are constantly occurring 

 ami liir Is have been repeatedly offered for sale to lestaiir- 

 aiU keeijeis m Newark." 



Where are the Newark g'aine protectors, the members 

 of the Essex Guu Club— where are they ? 



Ohio— Ohmtcoihe. ./nh/ 'iCth. —QuaU will bo quite 

 plenty here this fall; have had a splendid season for 

 them, and plenty of stublile. Some te .•,• veoodeoi^k and 

 plenty of squirrels and rabbits. Tho close season of 1879 

 gave all the game a chance, and birds will be more abun- 

 dant than for years before. L. 



Indiana— i^«H-/a?!(i, Aug. 6i/i.— Quail and woodcock 

 promise fair shooting this fall, the latter not being dis- 

 turbed hereabout diying the .summer. C. W, W. 



SHOOTING MATCHES. 



Bath, Ml., Aiiu. rMi.-The third inateli of the set 



the inemlxM- 

 no-n'doinhaii 

 with the foil 



ai 1.5 ball,'- 



fiitlahoc Association was shut yesterd 

 ttiroivn into the air from n frnrl 



A.r. vyuiku, 

 C. H. ll.een 

 C. L. \'jy'.< 



,'i/ir ' ,-,' 



IS, Bow.Joi 

 ief, rinth- 



■ :^::lil 



,'".'..' I'l l.iiinies T'ln-lnl't.-.n. linth'",'. 

 - ii H, Steisoii, llrunswiek., . 



n M 1 <_'- Key, Tepsham 



l:i 1 It. 11. t;riuil,'l'(i|isliara 



iiu i:t Ueo. .Miiiutt, Uowdoiuham. 



. l:il K, nil 



[Hi 1- 



, i-ifu 



liams n 



the see 



illd til: 



,.H 



In an nuarvsine of .tS 

 ken liy Cbas. I;. "I'oi-i:, ei liruniiwiek, who ro- 

 l?,e then-sneifiliun l,a.I-eCei- 1S<(I. Altreil "WU- 

 reenliet were a, tie on ay 1 n sliontintr off the tie 

 .«s wou l;y Alfred William.>i, of Bowdoinham, on 

 ill.C. Key and .1. H. Mihay,-were a tie on 36 

 C Key.ofTopsham, the third prize after alioot- 

 will be remembered that, ug nggregate ol' .35 



A Dakota Association.— The sportsmen of Yankton, 

 Dak., have organized themselves into the Dakota ('bime 

 and Fish Proti-ctive Association, and haxe set themselves 

 to the work of secm-ing right game protective legislation, 

 to enforce such laws, to secure the right of property in 

 dogs, to protect at all times song and non-game birds, 

 and to provide for the artificial propagation of food fishes. 

 The officers of the association are :— Presidents. Capt. 

 A. W. Lavender, of Yankton ; Yice-Presidents. Commo- 

 dore S. B. Coulson, Yankton ; M. W. Sheafe. Elk Point ; 

 C. T. Campbell. Scotland ; F. W. Gasmann, Springfield ; 

 D[ M. Inmtru. Verhiillion : W. H. Corson. Sioux Falls: H, 

 PL Kudd, Lodi ; C. F. H.ackett, Parker; J. O. Walrath, 

 MitcheU : A. F. Eudolph, Canton ; George Miner, Mill- 

 town ; J. D. Flick, Kockport; Secretary, E. West ; Assis- 



balis, Whiell-ave 

 iU(< three ties I 

 took the flr.st lu-ii 



AccusT.t, itl.ibe, Jiib/:.'3i'.- Private match ut lUO lialia liutKuen 

 Mr. P. 0. \ ieliery nnd .-Measrs. E. W. Mnore, E. G. Adams, F. E. 

 Bal:er and K. L. Whitehouse, alt being- members of the Ciishnoe 

 Heights Gun Club, of this city. Vicltery sIiooHdb IQO and the 

 others 25 shota each . Cnrd'a rotary, IS yards rise :- 



P. 0. Yloker.v, 94: largest run , 85. 



total, Largest ( Total. Lnrtfeal. 



run. run. 



E.W.Moore K* 18 PF.E. Balser-... B S 



E, G. Adams SI 7 I B. L. Whitehouse. M) .s 



.1. li. B. 



tlfiooKEiiiLiD, MasK., Aity. 11th.— The BrooliUeia Sportaman^s 

 Club haa now been In existence somewhat over a year, and has 

 made a very g-ood record for its asco. ItnmubersJS members. 

 Messrs. Hobbs, Matheivsou and Herodoen will .iverofie jfuud It 

 baits each out of the string ot:iO, Varney IB ; Moullon, Shepard 

 anil I. i-esby 15 each, Glltia 14, Capen and A'aughan 13 each, But- 

 terworth ttnd Gerald IS each, lliuhards h\ and Jtiddagh B. Twluh- 

 eli and Whittemoreare ne-w members, and cannotbe rated as yet, 

 13 til 1,-), it nr.l r.iore. 'I'iie ciub have 



got a 



uthe hiljc boi 



to: 



the! 



ing ( 



tlie Parle 



pond t 

 Thelu-ifh bli 



Inide 





luld lie de; 



a fn 



L-h, the trapH tiein>r placed i 

 ', irliilu Ihc shuaters stand on 

 e (frovo on Its edge, affords 

 n in the background, wliile ii 



It i 



I Ihc 



eiei 



I Ijetli 



The club contemplate maiiinu- 

 g-|-inind In the country. L'nbi 

 andaresuretofloatif not ten. 

 pierces it. The balls can all be 

 lost by beiiiK broicen In any othe 



•»y. 



^'lass ball ahootlofr 



liUy In the water 



' k if even one shot 



led; tlius none are 



than the regular way. Tho Itlst 



regular shoot occurred Tuesday, Aug. Itth, at i p.m., at which II 

 participated. Mathewson look the |jahu with 1ft, whfle Gerald 

 surprised alt with 1.5. Capen iilso eniised another surprise with 

 onl.v 9, whereas lie is reoUoned viie .,( n,,- ;ne rage shots. Whlt- 

 temore^s score of lOishlBtlrit one on Klass balis, and augurs well 

 for the f u lure. Appended is the score. Tbe average is U ■— 

 H. I). Mathewson 10 lllllllljll lllil 11—19 



H. Hercdeea . 

 A. Shepard.... 



J.Hobtis 



0. TMi-iiey... 

 J. P. Cro^l.y- 

 H. E. CiiKen, 

 C. H.GiIUq.. 



Hiri 



-■aid,.,, 

 iohell... 



11111110110 II lllJlll 1—17 



llrlOllllOlllimoOl 1-14 



. ...00 1)111010111111101 l-lii 



lllllllIllOl'IllIlO 1-17 



1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 11 10 1 1 1 0-U 



Q 00 1 1000 1 I 1 1 1110 10—9 



1 11000011110011 01 1-11 



11111111100 1011101 1—15 



UlOl OO 11 1 111 1 .1 1 I 1 11-U 



E. W. T „ - . .. 



S. M'hitteuiore 1 IIUIOOOIIO 1110 010 0-10 



The ne.vt shoot will he on tho first Tuesday in September. 



Natick,-Wc<>.«., .-tiifl. IK/i.—TheJTatiok Sportsman's Club again 

 shot at glass balls from a rotary trap at itsgtnunds this afternoon 

 for the badce. The result was a tie between G. A. Leacl} and C, 

 O. Wilson, which wiU be shot off. The score follows :— 



(3. A. Leach IlllOllOllllllllll 1-17 



C. 0. Wilson . lOOOllllllllllllll! 1—17 



(i.ii. Digelow lllllllOlllIOl 1111 0-16 



F. oteveos IIOOIIOI ) 1 t 1 110 10 10 1-U 



Ur.J. ti. Wriglit ... lllllO 1011 (I 11 10011 l-Il 



J. Muhard ] 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1— U 



After the above, 0. W. Gile made 18 out of a possible 20, and W. 

 W. aark 10 and H. Olarlc 7 out of 10. 



