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FOREST AJSD STREAM. 



rSETTElIBEB 0, 1680. 



Jlessrs. Kilpatrick and Crane, of our party, together with 

 abmil. eight pounds of smaller ones, from a half pound 

 upwards. The pcmils about here abound -with brook 

 trout, not as one would suppose with the lake species. 

 Tlipy are very saucy and take fly. minnow and bait rery 

 proniptly. 



The gunning has hardly be^un yet, so we have not 

 liad an opportunity of trying our liand on the partridge, 

 woodcock or squirrel, which are quite plenty. Guide 

 Loveland lells \isthat dper are more plenty this year than 

 for many yeiirs past. For nil who .■are sufferers "from hay 

 fever this IS iin.ioulitCfUy the place, Cor with cold nights 

 Br.dsevprallrosts the air is pure and free from all that 

 causes these complaints. J. G. C. 



■Wisconsin— For/d Da Lac, Avg. 28t/i..— Game prospects 

 in this section are not very flattering for gi-ouse shooting. 

 The season oiieneil on tlie l-llh, in this part of the Stae, 

 pud very Tne:ii;er repiilts liave thus far been reported". 

 Ducks are reported quite plenty, but it is yet too early in 

 the season to form any definite conclusions. The con- 

 fllrting local interest in the last legislature made sooie 

 very unwise amendments to the game law, that we hope 

 will receive tlie attention of the .State association before 

 another session. An important and saJutaiy amend- 

 ment was secured to the dtcr law, ana the shooting and 

 phijiping 8eas->n is now limited to the roontha of Sep- 

 tember, October and November, in each year. 



"We append the law, which, as amended Mai'ch h^th^ 

 1S80, reads :— 



"Any person who shall take, catch, kill, destroy or 

 wantonly molest, or have in his possession when killed or 

 f .nken, or expose for sale in this State any woodcock be- 

 t'tenthelst day of January and the succeeding 10th 

 OHy of Julv. and any quail, partridge, pheasant or niffed 

 giiii B ■. prairie hen, or prairie chicken, shai-p tailed grouse 

 or grouse of any other variety, or any woodduck, mallard 

 or teal duck, between the Ist day of January and the 

 sui'ceeding 15ih day of August in any year; or any 

 wild deer, buck, doe or fawn, betwen "the 30th day of 

 Jvovember and the succeeding 1st day of September in 

 any year ; nr any otter, mink, martin, rauskrat cr fisher, 

 beiw"een the lbl"day of May and the succeeding 1st day 

 of TJovemher, shall be punished by flue not exceeding ten 

 diillars. nor le.ss Ihan one dollar for each bird or animal so 

 unlawfully taken, killed, had in posession or exposed for 

 sale: provided, that the provisions of this act shall only 

 apply to that portion of the State lying north of the nor- 

 thern boundary line of the counties of Vernon, Sauk. Col- 

 umbia, Dodge, Washington and Ozaukee." 



I The Shattick Single-barkel Gcfn.— OZean, JV. F., 

 Avg. 'dOfh.— Editor Fci-ent a7id Stream: — In a late issue 

 of yonEST AND Stkeam you recommended the Stiattuck 

 single-barrel breecli-loading shot gun. Relying thereon 

 (as I oujih.t to), and induced thereliy, I ordered a ten-bore, 

 lull choke, twist barrel, nine-pound gun. I have just 

 targeted it, and am agreeably surprised at its effective- 

 Tipss with a load of live drachms Orange rifle powder, C. 

 G., one and one-quarter ounces Tatham"s No. 9 shot 

 fDi'son's gHuge). I put 437 pellets by actual count into a 

 tvventy-four-inch ring at forty yards. The shot were 

 handsbnielv distributed. Beside the shooting qualities 

 of the piece, it is well made, the breech action being as 

 solid and reliable as in the more expensive double guns, 

 a point where most single bieech-loaders are singularly 

 weak. The action is novel and effective. The barrel is 

 spiungby a forward trigger ; the act of pulling this tiig- 

 ger raires the hammer to the safety notch before the bar- 

 rel is released, doing away with the intricacies of the re- 

 lounding look and being equally as effective, accomplish- 

 ing the same purp-^se with greater simplicity, and no re- 

 pistance from a rebounding ppring to the direct blow of 

 the hammer. Altogether, I am more than pleabed with 

 the gun, and I think I have found the long-sought-for 

 sijQo^le-barrtl breech-loader that it will do to swear by. 

 ° ^ Modoc. 



ADIH0KDAC3CS.— The Syracuse, N. Y., Courier records 

 the Adirondack shooting of Sir. Fred, Howlett, of that 

 city, who is siiending a couple months in the North 

 Woods, near Cranberry Lake, and who has the distinc- 

 tion of having brought down the biggest game yet re- 

 ported from tlie wilderness — a cub and a she bear. The 

 skin of the old bear will be converted into a robe and the 

 cub will be ttrrned over to a taxidermist. Mr. Howlett 

 is skilled in the use of the gun, and as the result of his 

 accurate aim the heads of two fine bucks are being set 

 up for him. 



; Pistol Amis.— ifoc/i&'fer. N. Y.,Avg. 25/?i.— Permit me 

 to ^uggebt to gunmakers that there is a kbid of firearm not 

 made here, hut for « hich there would undoubtedly be a 

 demand, I mean a fine grade single ban-el pistol. Our re- 

 volvers are as good as can be wished for, and there are 

 sonie straight shooting single barrels manufactured. But 

 I have never seen my idea of what a single baiTel pistol 

 should be. The barrel should be Damascus or some other 

 handsome twist, no more than six or seven inches in 

 length, and the stock, instead of the common angular 

 stock, ought to be full rounded and finely checkered. It 

 should have open sights. Such a weapon, made to take 

 the modern cartridge, would be popular for target and 

 other shooliug. ^ E- R- 



The City of 'WoncE^Tun.— Woreester, Mass., Sept. 

 7(7,,,_Tiie excursion car City of Worcester started 9:55 

 thi:< morning, for a trip to Iowa and Nebraska, with a 

 shootingparty. including Mr. and Mrs. -Jerome Marble. 

 Mr- and Mrs.C. C. Houghton. Mrs. A. B. F. Kmney and 

 diiiipliier, r<ev. J. A Cass and Mr. H. Houghton, of this 

 city ; Jlr. W. H. Hutchinann. of Lynn; Messrs. J. H. Lans- 

 ing and John Bnhcock, of Boston ; Mr. Frank E. Simpson, 

 of SHXonville ; Mr. F. L. Sturtevant, of Framingham ; 

 Mrs. Reynolds and daughter, and Miss Sherry, of Minne- 

 aj'olis, Minn. 



Tlie car has been thoroughly renovated for the trip, and 

 lias received a new set of steel wheels. The old ones are 

 not worn out. but the managers propose to secure perfect 

 palVty if possible, and have put in the new ones that the 

 l•i^k of the trip may be as light as possible, 



Cantos Gu.v CiXB.— Vuu'.oti, N, Y., Aug. ith.—Oav 

 " Gun (Jlub" is but a small one, but we hope that it may 

 grow. Two yt'aivi ago we started one— all the membeii* 

 weie Qllio«ris— it died out. This one we thought to make 



very simple in organization, and see if it would live. It 

 has only a President, Siecretarv and Treasurer. Presi- 

 dent, A. F. Nims ; Secretary and Treasurer. J. H. Rush- 

 ton. At present, twenty members, all of Canton. Capt. 

 Bogardus is to be here, .Sept. 15ih and 16th, at the 

 county fair. Our club only take the management of it 

 on the ground, and raise a portion of the needful by sub- 

 scription. We hope to eventually number more an'd bet- 

 ter men, and thotight a visit from the champion would 

 help UB as well as the society fair. J. H. W. 



Capt. Bell's Paxtheh Stoht.— A'ew Orleanis, Avg. 

 28i/i.— Having read with interest the many wonderful 

 feats performed by knights of the " Hod and Gun " in 

 your columns, I have concluded to add my mite to the 

 list, as it is somewhat diflei-ent and truly' remarkable. 



Capt. Bell, of Yazoo County. Miss., a highly respected 

 gentleman, informed the writer that he killed and dis- 

 abled sis panthers at one shot, He was hunting in a 

 boat and came upon the animals quietly occupying a lit- 

 tle knoU during the overflow, al! huddled together and 

 in good range. Gume prospects hxp very tina this sea- 

 sean. The L. W. E. R. is now completefJ, which opens 

 the Attakapas region (fine snipe and plover grounds) to 

 the sportsman. E. G. 



Oalii'ornia Sporting Jtkms.— The Sycii.uiLnto, Cal., 

 Befl corrects a previous statemeut, .i9 I'oIIdus ; "We re- 

 ferred recently to the killing of ;; doe by .Iiidgi^! Hundley, 

 of Butte coun"ty, and stated that the "feiocTous animal 

 was about to bite him. We now le.^rn that the Judge 

 shot at a buck, about ten yards to one side, but accident- 

 ally hit the doe." The Bee is doing a good work in cre- 

 ating and sustaining a correct tone among its sportsmen 

 readers. We note the formation of a new Sacramento 

 club, who have adopted the name of the Roosevelt Pro- 

 tective Club, in honor of TJon. Robert B. Roosevelt, of 

 New York, who has, it. apjiears, enrned a trans-conti- 

 nental fame by his work as a protecror of game. The 

 President of the club is Mr. Charles E. Black, Jr. 



J'E^vsEH RivEK Gtrs Club.— A guu club was organized 

 on the aOth instant at New Westminster, British Colum- 

 bia, being the fh-st organization of the kind on the main- 

 land of British Columbia, Mr. J, C. Hughes was elected 

 President and Mr. W. H. Keary, .Secretary and Treasurer. 

 A Card rotary trap has been jirocured, together with a 

 supply of Paine's feather-tilled balls, and practice will 

 be commenced at once. Should there be any matches, a 

 report will he sent to your paper. At the first meeting 

 Mr. T. C. Banks was unanimously elected an honorary 

 member. W. H. Keabt. 



BoGAiiDUS AKD THE LITTLE BooAKiJi. — We Commend 

 to the attention of students of heredity the new pro- 

 gramme just issued by Capt. A. H. Bogardus. It an- 

 nounces that Eugene (aged hfteen?), "will do all kinds of 

 tancy shooting with a rifle," and that '"Ed., Peter and 

 Henry, aged respectively ten, seven and five years, will 

 shoot with a rifle at a target and glass balls. Each of the 

 boys will shoot a glass ball out of their father's flneers 

 with a rifle." Then Capt. Bogardus himself, with pat- 

 riarchal sang frtiid "will shoot with a rifle, nickles from 

 each of the boys' fingers, knock the ashes from a cigar 

 held in Eugene's mouth, snuff a candle held by Henry." 



Snipe.— i?o6o&e-ft, iV. J. Sept. 3d. —This morning Max 

 Wenzel opened the ball by killing the first Wilson snipe 

 on our meadows. P, J, 



SHOOTING MATCHES. 



i'BAMK.Lis.tf. r.,S«pt.2£!.-The Ouleout Bportiiuen'a Aisocia- 

 tloT). of Franklin, held on their graunda. Sept. Ist, ihelr renular 

 badge ahdot. FoUon-ing- Is tho score of ihe oonteatants; Bogardus 

 rulea; Cnrda rotating- trap; 16 yards rise: B. HogabomT, K. Smith 

 7, N. Jo'-dan 8, M. P. Mclvoon 8, A. P. Wood 7, J. Rutherford 5, D. 

 Banlett 6, L. II. Hine 7. 1. Bui-ll 8, D. Hnrrla 9, W. Hulhurford 9, 

 C. Willis S, W. Hamlltou 7. First tie, 21 yards rise, I). Harria 4. W. 

 Hutherrord4. Second lie, D. Harris5, W. Eutherfordo. Third 

 tie, D. Harris 2, W. KutherlordS. Mr. Kurherlord won hy I)reuk- 

 vae 23 out or a pof?ible 23. G. K. 



Westborough, ,Wos,<.. Sept. 'i(7(.— To-day occurred the second 

 annual field day ol the Wtstboroiiph Sportsmen's Club at Lake 

 ChauDoy Grove. There was a large delegation from the sports- 

 man's clubs in the .surrounding towns, us follows; Natiok, Hop- 

 hinton, Holliston, MedBeld, Mlilord, Worcester, Franklin, llurl- 

 boro. The rielefraies from the above places were received by the 

 Westborough Club at an earJy hour this morning and escorted to 

 the shooting (rrnund.", soiue Z miles from the village. A finer 

 day could not have been had, althoutrh the hot rays of the sun 

 drove those who were not shooiing under the larte pine trees for 

 shade. The forenoon was spent In a general shoot for sweep- 

 stakes by all. The afternoon work for the marksmen was a loam 

 shoot lor the following pilzis, rt in number: First. £15; second, 

 $8; third, cartridge box, prefinted by w. K. Shaefer, of Dosion ; 

 fourth, $11 ; fifth, shooting coat, prosentod by P. J Lovell : sixth, 

 a 6 barrel re-jolver. Kange, 18 jardafrom loiary trap and at 10 

 balls, they having 2 traps about 3(KJ yards apart, and 6 balls to he 

 shot from each trap. In the shooting, the first Worcester team 

 carried off the honors and Bi*t prisse, rnaklngSS balls out of apos- 

 blble 30. The second was divided between the first Westborough 

 end the second Worcester teams. Tte second Marlboro team won 

 third prize; the fourth was given to the second Westborough, 

 fifth prize to the Holliston teau', and the sixth to third Westbor- 

 ough team. The following Is the score :— 



Wilfnrd- First team.— W. H. Devctt 6, J. C. Wescott 0, A. H. 

 Harris 6 ; total, 18. Second team.— C. B. Fletchers, J. Hunting 

 3, L. B. Barrows 5 ; total, 13. Third team.— G. N. Whitney 6, T. L. 

 Martin 5, J. L. Martin " ; total, 17. 



Wostborough-First team.- J. B. Clark 10, W. B Rice 10. G. N. 

 Smalley 6: total, 26. Second team.-O. H. Harrington 9, F. Forbes 



9, W. B. Clark 6 ; total, 21. Third team.— J. B. Morse 6, 0. P. Wins- 

 low T ; J. Jackson 7 ; total. 23. 



Marlboro-First team.— F. J. Beaudry.9, J. G. Howo6, W. A. 

 Lelghton 10 : total, 25. Second team.— H. W. Eager 10, Dr. Cham- 

 berlin a, H. S. Fay 9 : total, 25. 



Natick— Firft team.— M. Brigham 10, G. E. Bigelow 6, C. W. 

 Giles* total.Zt. Second team.— E. B. Bigelow 8, Dr. J, H. Wright 

 7, G. A. l.each o ; total, 24. 



Worcester- First learn.— C. B. HoWeQ 30, J. G. HuggO, U. S. 

 Perry ; total, 28. Seeond team.— E. P. Smith 0, L. E. Hudson 



10, L. G. White 7 ; total, 28. 



HolliBton team.— E, S. Caei 7, W. U. Kelly 8, 0. JosllnB! total, 

 23. 



Franklin team.— J. P. Farmer 6, E. Wales 7, L. Dean 8 ; total, 81. 



MANCUE.STBR, A'. H.,Aug. 23(ft.— Regular weekly shoot of the 

 Manchester Shooting Club; Card rotary trap, 18 yards rise, 10 

 balls each. Score :— 



Dr. Blond... t) 9 0-gl 



A.E.Clarke. .-- ... 7 6 8—21 



A. Hall 8 8-20 



Dr. Soott 7 B 8-19 



F.J.Drake 5 8 7—18 



G. E. Morrill.., 8 3 B-15 



A. Foster 4 4 B-14 



M. Wadlelgh . 8 i 8-13 



Beantry :- 



A. E.Clarke 5 



or. Blank U 



A. Poster 6 



-liiff. 25!ft.— Same conditions as above :— 

 Dr. Blank... ... 



Eelintry 



E. J Drake. . 



Riiintry 



" "■ ■ 8 5 



I.A.Moore S 4 —13 



O.J.Darrali .: 5 6 —11 



C.A. Jackson 7 4 -ll 



RDurgln..,.. 8 g 4-12 



C.C.tJlark 4 8 8-9 



H.P.Tming 2 4 8-8 



Dr. MacDonald 8 14—7 



L.£. Mead OO' — C 



- 4 



?[-39 



n-27 



I. A. Moore 7 7 —14 



Dr. Wh<-eler. 4 10 —It 



C. C. Clark 8 1 6-12 



O.Greeley 4 1 3-8 



M.Wadleigh 6 -6 



_ . 7 4-60 



7 4 7 5 7—65 



8 6 4 8 6-84 

 7 6 7 II 6-«3 

 « 6 « 7 1-50 



6 5 8 2 3-B3 



7 8 ft 3 6-46 

 5 B 4 3 5-46 



.T. E. -W 



Sweepstakes. Purse $15, 100 balls per man. Card rotary trap :— 



I. A. Moore 7 589 10 9970 9-82 



C.A.Jackson ,..9 10 9 8 8 8 8 



F.J.Drake..,. 7 8 H 7 7 7 4 



A. Fosier. 8 958 686 



Dr. Blank 8 9 8 fl ■■ " » 



O. Greeley D 77 7 



NT. Wadlelgh 4 5 7 7 



0. B.ilorrlU 2 2 6 1 



U.K. Mead.. 8 4 4 3 



Tho prizes are $7 50, $4.50 and Pi. 



Jbrsisy Citv Heights Gt:N Ctxu.—.Hrsfa Oltu, .Sept. ]>t.— The 

 tenth regular shoot for gun, from three Bogardus traps, 20 balU:— 

 Headden. 31 yards 1 1 1 1 H 1 1 11 1 ] fl 1 1 1 1 1-17 



Bird IBjanis... 01101011111010 10111 1—15 



Starr .. ,, 18 yards.... lOlllOlllOllIOlOllO 1-14 

 Buidett . ., 20 yards... 111111111110101111 1 (i-]7 

 Heritage. .. , 20 yarog,.. 11111 OlllllllllUll 1— Itl 

 P. W. L., Secretary. 



Vi.NCi!NTowN, JS. ./.. Sept. 1«( -The Coaxen Glass Ball Club held 

 ibor raiinthly stioot htro to-day forsllver badge. Card's trap, 18 

 yards risp, 10 balls. The scores are as lollows : P. S. Hlllard 8, W- 

 D. Uaints S, W. J. Trick 4, S. S. ButterwonU 7, W. 8. Hilliard 6, H 

 H. Irick 8, J. W . Haines 0. Ties shot off at 3 bails : W. D. Haines 

 111-010, B. H.Irlck01],r.8,HiUlardlll-011. HillUrd won 

 badge. Bheldbake. 



Wooni,.*.WN,iV'. r.. AMU. '.iTId.— There was quite a lively shoot 

 Friday, Aug. 27th, gotten up by Messrs. Nichols and Adams, of 

 Bridgeport. Conn . Some of the boys from New Haven and .Merl- 

 den were expected, but none en me, r,nly llrot'den and Post from 

 Wallingford ; 5 birds first swtep, class shootioR'; lirOKden 4, Tico 

 3. Adams 4. Gralpec 2, Post 3, Varian 4, Nichols 4, Link 4, Week94. 

 Nichols and Brogden divided. Tit for second, miss and out, won 

 by Post. 



Straight sweep, 5 birds: Brogden first, Adams second, A. Ward 

 third. 



Tnlrd shoot, cias? ; B. Ward. A. Ward and Brogden divided first. 

 Tie for second divided by Link and H. Nichols. 



Diana Si'Obts.m£n's Club.— ffofjoffen, iV. J., Sept. 23.- A lively 

 and interesting match took place yesterday between some mem- 

 bers of this club. Weather being fine and birds tolerably good 

 flyers. The following score was made ; 10 birds ; Sarhau Hanner 

 0, Junk .5, Bruckner 6, J. Berkery 9, Hinokens 5, V. Altenheim 5. 



Spartanburg, S. G.— The report of the Spartanbur.r shooting 

 tournament has been unavoidably deferred until our next Issue. 



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FIXTURES. 



Toi-outu, ( iftuuda, dufi Bbow, Sept. 6th, »th atjd I'th. Eunlea closud 

 August 21st. H. J. Hill, ieoretury, Toronto, Oat. 



PennByhania Stale Agrioulturlal Society Iniernational Cohey 

 Trials. l'hiladelph(a,.-'ept. 20th, 21.st,22d, 23d, 2llh and iota. Dr. 

 L. A Twaddell. Superintendent of irials, Philadelphia. D. W; 

 .-*eiler and Elbrldgo MoConkoy, Secretaries, P. S. A. Society, Har- 

 risburg. Pa. 



Montreal Poultry. Dog and Pet Stock Association, Montreal 

 Canada, Sept. 2ist. 22d and 23. Entries closo Sept. lllh, J, H. Cay- 

 ford, P. 0. Box 1I6<, M.Mitrcdl. 



Nebraska State Sportsmen's Association Field Trials, Mllford, 

 Nebraska, Sept. aOth ami Oc. Island M. Entries close Aug. 3Ut. 

 S. H. Harley. Secrttary, Lincoln, Neb. 



St. Luiiis Kennel Club, St. Louis Mo., Oct. 5th. 8lh, 7th and 8th. 

 Eoiries close Sopi.20Lh. Chas. H. Turner, Secretary, St-ljouls, 

 Mo. 



Pennsylvania State Field Trials Association Trials, Lancaster, 

 Fa., commence Nov. 9ih. J. K Siayton, Sccrei»ry, Pittsburg, Pa, 



National American Kennel Clul/s Second Annual Field Trials, 

 Vlncennes, 1 iid.. Nov. 16lh. Chas. De Itunge, Secretary, 51 Broad 

 street. New Yoi-k. 



Easlern Field Trlalo Cluli'a Second Annual Trials, Robins Island 

 Pecomo Bay, L. 1., Nov. iH. Jacob Peutz, Seoieuiry, New York. 



MODERN COCKER SPANIELS. 



Editor Forest and Stream : — 



Having noticed within a short time back several little 

 articles upon cocker spaniels in your cohuniis, as well as 

 in one of your contemporaries, I would with your per- 

 mission like to add a word also ; and only a word or two, 

 for I will endeavor ere long to write more extensively 

 upon the various types of cockers and field spaniels, and 

 give their characteristics, modes of breeding, etc.. etc., 

 which I find there is such an increasing desire for in- 

 formation upon. Having constantly handled and bred 

 the various breeds, types and strains of spaniels from a 

 child, perhaps, I may be excusable for the (itnphatio man- 

 ner in which I give any ideas as facts. Trusting- that such 

 will be the case, 1 must state my surprise when reading 

 '■Ibex's" article in a late issue ot your paper upon "cockers 

 for cover shooting," where he advocates the advantage of 

 apparent water spaniel blood for work here in the 

 Morth. Experience has taught me that the modern 

 cockers, suitable for rough American work (which he 

 must know, are the old style cockers judicously bred tx> 

 the old Susses type or breed, and a happy medium ob- 

 tained thereby, varying in size from about twenty-four 

 to about twenty -eight pounds, and retaining a trifle more 

 of the shape and style of the old cockers) have all the de- 

 sired qualifications of pluck, hardiness and retrieving 

 qualities necessary ; and where tbe water spimit.'l bio id 

 shows apparently you are usually joertain to dnd a little 

 too much buiiiaeas in one hide. Pdrtiaps "Ebdi'' iuteudej 

 to say theextremd Nortli, near our great Uk.M, aiil not 

 the North or South, as is usually spoken ot or uaJeritojJ 



