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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[NoTBicBEnll, 1880. 



Gray sqmrrela are vrry plenty, and parties Iwine in large 

 bagg of lliem. It is s;ilV to Siiy lluil S(iiiirrels lia^r" not l.ct-n 

 80 plenty for several yi'iii h. Keadi-rs of Foia;'- r A\-n Si uf. \m 

 in this part, of the Stale will «eloonie wilh ik'li,'lit \ our (Inci- 

 sion to discontinue the cricket department, as llicre is nut 

 one in twenty in this Staite that cares to sen it. What we like 

 (0 read hest is what we understand best. E. T. W. 



Pmitk- Wo liavo (lie name of a K'^iitie- 



loini u small parly foi .i iri]> down ill. 



and if there arc ainonij our readers any 



.'.\l)cdition in view they are rcijucsti'd to 



AN..ii.r.RFp 

 man who ni^h 

 west < I MM ol |i'l 

 who have biu'li 



commmiicat.e with S. 8-, this oIBce. 



Stoi,es Qvm.—Ca^movur, .'V. )'., Onl. 31. AV. Dwyer 

 had n new tcnn hnill to his order, aial one niy-lit torgoi nn<i 

 left it with 'Burr AVendcll in liis re><launiiil, and -onie villain 

 broke in and stole it and an extra i)air of baruds lielon^'- 

 iiig to Charlie INFiirse's '^nn. It was evident that the robherM 

 wanted danffcrous weapons, as the above and iwo pistols 

 were all the articles missed. Hammeui.ehs. 



Texas.— The 

 Te.V(iH. Cannoi 

 such a law as 1 1 

 pondenl writes 

 here now in spi 

 law. I have 



^ a -rent ne< 

 'rlul,s<,f II, 

 -Mali del en 

 n A\'.ieo 



n-n,shi|, or 



d of better s'lm 

 e SI, tie unite to 





A eorr( 

 T\ liftle intere.'il is tak 

 :.unl of not havini,' a -ai 

 ae law for four 



■s, but 



have not yet .succeeded." 



Tlatire de Crrnae, Md., JVov. 3. — Two parties ofl' Battery, 

 Spesiisi Island, yesterday killed 173 ducks— 30 canvas-hacks, 

 23 hlack-hesKls, and the rest red-lieads, Tlic canvas-hanks 

 have not yet come on. 



A WixiEi; no\iE.-7;,//«;.v7, A'«»., X.-o. l.— Iseeln '• In- 

 formation Waiiled," ■'^V, K." writes he is a <-nnsumptive and 

 desirous of passim,' the coming winter where it is lieallliy and 

 game is plenty. This is the place. 1 live near the city, alone, 

 have an old darkey couple who have charge of my ilogs un- 

 der my guidance. Live i nuiforlably and nice, an<l wonld 

 like n companion for I he winlei. ft will not c^ost him f.T a 

 week. Tell him to correspond wiUirae. A. E. Waddei [,. 



QiiAiLONTUE Thaok.— One of t!io hest finds for quail in 

 tlic. Ohio Yallcy i=! along the lines of the varinna railroads. 

 SlraUL'r' as this'ni ly seem at first re.iding, it is not odd when 

 the reason is known. The birrls are attracted there by the 

 large amount of ^raiu which '•ifts through the cars and the 

 dusty coiidilion of the ground between the rails. They be- 

 come used to the sound of the pa.ssing trains and freipiently 

 run out of the way inste.rd of flying. 



— There is not nnich .game in market, owing to the warm 

 and wet weatlier. Small <|uantities are received from thefol- 

 lowing loealilies: liear from M.aine ; (jnail from I'ennsvl- 

 viinia, Xew ^'oik nn.l A'irdnia: deer from Peunsvlvanla, 

 Iowa, 'Mi'inisoia and Maine; ducks moslly from Havre de 

 Grace. Jlii. ; rabbits from Pennsylvania; woodcock from 

 Tompkins Coimly, N. Y., and Ihicks Comity, Pa.; pinnated 

 grouse from 'Wisconsin and Minnesota. 



Shootinr Days at SnTNNP.cocK Bat. — In answer to nu- 

 nieroiis in.piiries we may say that the law recently passed by 

 Ihe Super's isors of Safl'olk County afTcctiug the "shooting ©f 

 wild fowl at Shinnecock Bay and other neighboring resorts 

 permits the birds to be shot only on Monday, Wednesday 

 and Friday of each week. 



IV'irrj Po^^^, ix New Yokk Citv.— On Sunday, Nov. 7, 

 a flock of four canvas-back ducks were seen thing across the 

 city above St. Kicholas avenue at loCd street. They were a 

 little high to shoot at, but we think that a 20-pound P. Mul- 

 lin breech-loader would have reached them. 



A pair of green-winged teal dropped into the waters at the 

 northerly end of Central Park Smid.iy morning, and after 

 paying a visit of an hour or two to the lame ducks and drakes 

 who, under protection of the Park police, occupy that aristo- 

 cratic puddle, they splashed out, and rising into the air 

 he.aded for the Southeast.. 



Texas — InrVanola, Nov. 3. — Since writing last have had 

 another large flight of ducks, nearly ali red-head and 

 black ducks, and some Jacksnipc. 'Wim out one day last 

 week on a ni;n-.sli clo.se to town, and bagged a dozen. 

 Geese and bnnit very scarce as yet, and no swan. By going 

 eight or ten miles from town fine shooting can be had at 

 ducks, chickens, quail and snipe. G. A. 



A Kansas Bbvice. — An ingenious youth living near Burr- 

 ton, Kan., has devised an ingenious method of enticing the 

 wild geese within range of gunshot. He captured two or 

 three wilil geese by breaking their wings, lariated them out 

 till tlie\' recovered and now he takes them down into the 

 wheat lield. covers himself up and pinches theu' legs, making 

 Ihem S((uawdi. which attracts the others which are almost 

 conslanlly flying over. 



Lauck A^'Tr.En.s.— 7V/,7,e.7«/'. /,. /., N. F.— Will you be 

 kind enougU to give me ;niy address, or put me in the way of 

 getting a large pair of deer antlers from the sporting grounds 

 of Vermont, J\ew llainpshire or Maine? I. W. Meeks, .In. 



Indi.uj TEP.Krroi:Y — l\,H Oifmn, AVp. l.—All kinds of 

 game plentiful ; season splendid ; sport fine. 3Iark. 



SHOOTING MATCHES. 



rpiiE 



mg In 

 flrHl 

 Wi ' 



Dn. I. 



35, , I 



totm tia shoot n 



TOKOJSTO GUK CLUB. 



if the club irrangod to ha^ t a shoot at pigeons 



fiad, on Thanl4^gl^mg T)a^, ^ov. Z. there be- 



tr Lrnii]iLt(d foi — nanieh For first prize ia 



Vn// ncl^hl ipi i fii oni >eir, donated by 



, idibi ot tbit 1 11 ei Second prize— A 



..n nl^ Ml I s lb Tavlm,of tl]e Dog and 



11 r 1 1 1/1 Hi HL )n 1 ( 1 ibs — A ho\ of cigars, value 



Hin\ 1^1 1 U Sec nnd pn/e— A box of soap, 



ill" 1, diiL -1 I- or tirst puze in third class 



11 In Mr Harry Cooper. 



i-d tUut as he was a young 



1 1 liiss men t die a lively inter- 



hf- ilunKilit lie nimld eneouiage this class, and 



that at a fntnre shoot he wonld oven onconrage theui more, 

 Mr. W. liagg acted as referee and Mr. Lott Dean puUor. 

 Tu^t riiisM— 7 buds each ; WO yards boundary ; 26 yftrdti ; 



c- < =111 111 111111 1—7 J. Miiughan, .Jr....l l l 1 t t 



.s. M.uii'laiiiL 1 1 1 tl I 1 1— r, 



Mr. Small won flrst prize. 



Ties in shooting off resulted as follows : 



,r. Miaiglian 1 11 t-4 .s. stanelanrt l l I l l 



iclaiid won Bocund prize. 



lid cliwB Kliootiiig at 24 yds. resulted »» follows ; 

 . . I 1 I I 1 1 1-7 \v. G. (iooaertiara.i) 1 1 : i ii: 

 M I 1 I) I 1-6 K. Wilson X 1 10 10 



Mr. Still. 

 '11, 



W. .siiilih 

 B. Mure.. .. 

 E. t'errjni.u 

 Dr. Smitli 

 The tlurd 

 ,1. ri. Gridi.n 

 1,. J.e~Ile ... 



I I I nd B. More Second i^rizo. 



ill I '" I .it yda.resiUlud aBfollow* ; 



1 ] I 1 1 1 ] 1-7 J. Price. n ft I i i i w— 4 



. I I I 1 1 1-6 it MoiTlson 1 1 II 1 1 I w— 4 



. Lonper 10 1 1 1 1 n— B It. cooper I 1 1 iw -4 



.T. B. (iraliam takes the prize. 



The foUm\ ing shooters had a sweeiJKtuUuH at 6 birds each, 2G yds. 



'. I'iriMiiUi 11111 -.-. (ieo. I,e,ll|. 1 10 1 1—4 



.( "-'11.. II 111111-4 I). lMnnr<. ftllBl-:H 



. I:, or.iii.im II I 1 I 1-4 K. Wilson...... 11110 1-3 



Mr. PiTi-Miiim takes lirst inoiiey. 



Ties ot 1, .shoot-off for Kccoud money, 3 liirds oaohi 



iiall 1 1 0-2 W. f, Hfioilei-h.uii 1 i ii— 2 



ni 1 1 0-2 



lot-nff, miss and go out, rosi 



I I 11^. 1 -ittnigse 

 ' iid and : 



1 M„g tht 



1-2 

 ■d ill Mr. fteo. Leslie Itill- 

 ii(J money; .T. B. Graham, 

 wing the second bird : Mr. 

 first bird. This ended a 



J. B. (tl!AH.Or, 



See'yandTieas. 

 Dextek's Paek — Jamaica, L. I , Nov. 9. — ^Ninth monthh eon- 

 teat of the Brooklyn Gun Club for the double bird trophy, shot fur 

 at seven pairs each from H and T plvmgo traps, handicap rise, 100 

 yai ds boundary ; Broold>'n Gun Club rules. Ties shot oS at three 



leh : 





Tards rl.se. 



B. W. Wcbt 



26 



11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11— 2U 



A. Kdflv 



22 



11 U 11 11 .11 11 U 11 Ull —Hi 



C. Brootcs 



25 



n 11 n 11 11 10 11 —13 



K. Barker 



23 



n It 11 11 01 01 It —12 



1(. Itrillinsnu 



31 



10 11 11 It 10 11 n -12 



W. \\.Mni 





11 00 00 — 2 



G. Po-l . 



20 



00 u 00 — 2 



SVE 



;, iU«.s.v.,A'.»:. 3— The Sport' 

 their name to the Star CHm C 

 new range and grounds by a fri. 

 Brooklield, North BrooKfleld a: 

 team made up nt sporlsiiK ri Im 

 Brookfield. The traps 

 til 



s Club have cliaiiged 



T.i-,bo ll,r;y dedl.Mted their 



. I lit. 4 bit've.n tb. cbibsof 



u on I, ilub, .^Iho with an odd 



nil Woireslii, ItroolJicld and North 



located thai the balls nould some- 



go up between the markniuan and the sun ; this will a 

 for some of the poor shots. The day"s pleasuro closed with a col- 

 lation. The following ia the score : 



Brookfield Club. 



It. Matliewsnn is c. n. Glltin is 



H. Heniaeeii 10 c. T. Vaniey .Is 



■J. Ilohlib Ih .s. Moulton IS 



A. KUeparil is s. W. Whltlemorc 12 



II. Butteiworlh 10 L. N. Vaughn 10— IBS 



Nnrtli Bronktleltt Glut). 



J. Deon 18 W. Tvler 12 



L. E. Bliss 17 M. Bosworlh 9 



.1. Fifleld l.'i (' \V, De.M. 13 



R. Cass 17 A\. Ueruolils 13 



G. KPynollK 14 G. Cainpliell 13-145 



Spencer clutj. 



.lolmBuyrlen 15 W. E. Barton l.=i 



JV. 1). Pmnam is L.M. French... Is 



II. Brewer 10 if. N. Prouly is 



.Iimies Holmes 14 B. C. Luther ._..ig 



E. M. Blts.s 14 A. S. WatKer 16— I.';? 



Odd Team. 



E. W. Twteliell 7 A. C. WalliCr 10 



It. T. GiMMl.l 12 C.B.Holdeii 16 



•T. l'.( p.sln. 10 A. B. F. Klnnej' II 



.\. llciM.s 13 roknown , 3—1)2 



n. Unllu. ..... ...11 



New \onK(+r> i-i.mi— Ceryea Fmul, X. J., Xoi> fi.— Match for 

 birds, „bot by Dr. Zelhier, Mr. L. F. Martin and Jtr. C. laawreiire, 

 at 50 bu-ds each, from five ground traps, special rls", bO jards 

 boundaiT. Ne« Vortc Oun Club nilos. 



L. F. Jl'anin (26 yarcisi..! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 | l I'l i 

 11111111111110 111111111110 1. Kitted 45. 



Dr. Zelhier (30 yards). .1 111111 1 1 1 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 1 ♦ i 



111111111111111111 1111111. KUlod44. 



C. Lawrence (25 yards). .0 l 1 ■ 1 i ill i l ii l i »o l l o i i i i 1 



1 1 1 1 1 • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 (I 1 1 1 1 - 1. Killed m. 

 ' Fell dead out ot bonds. 



with Hop Bitters. 



I Doctor bids and keep yoiu family always well 



pcheii^. 



Sabatooa Spbings.— On Nov. 2 the following mattih was shot. 

 Mi'e. Townsond Davis and Mr. Franlc Sidway, of the Buffalo Tox- 

 ophilites against Miss Corinno B. Braralctte and Mr. Frank H. 

 Walworth, of the .Saratoga Bowmen. Each team shot on its own 

 range. Ladies, 96 arrows at 50 yards ; geuUemen, !)6 aj-rows at 00 

 yards. The match was to be decided upon the gi-eatest gross score : 

 Buffalo ToxoiJlllles. 



Sirs, Davis..., 19—105 19—91 16-84 20—102 74— 3S2 



Mr. .sidway 21-108 81—1X9 23-141 as— 97 S9— 4113 



Total,... ,„,v-'-: ,—.., 163-wr, 



Saratoga Bo^vmen. 

 Mtss Braintetle...,..2ij— 122 18—80 59— M 20— 94 79— 3S7 

 i\Ir, WalworlU 23— Its 24-J36 84—148 i!8-,13S 94-534 



Tnial ,, , 173—921 



The Saratoga Bowmen won by 76 points. 



The ladies" share in the match is too great a credit to then- re- 

 spective ebibs to admit of an apology ; bnt it must be stated in 

 justice to tliem, that their score fell quite below thch better prac- 

 tiee, by reason of their having to shoot at a disadvantage. Mi-. 

 Walworth, after discharging bnt two arrows of his third dozen, 

 turned to speak to a friend, and Miss Biamlette, supposing he had 

 completed his end, stejiped to tlie Im.: ten yiirds in front of him 

 while he was in the act of aimin- liis thud arrow. The sudden 

 warning which the lady received from severid quarters at once so 

 startled her that she scored but a few points with her next dozen 

 arrows, and could not recover her equauimity to the cmd. ThankB 

 are due to Mrs. Davis for having shot at all, as she had hut little 

 more than nominal practice since winning the distinguished title of 

 championess over the most accomphshed lady archers in tlie coun- 

 ti7 at the Grand National, last July, 



Pfe ^emteL 



FIXTURES. 



Meetmg of the Eastem Field Trials Club, .Thursday, Nov II 

 1880, at 3,30 p. M. 



National Ameucan Kenuel Cluh'ft Second Annual Field Trials 

 Vuiceiiii.ih, Iiid., Nov, toth. Chas, Do Rouge, Sei^retary, 51 Broad 



sU-eot, Men \ork. 



Meeting of National Arnei-iraii 

 Heh, Tincennes, Ind., Xo.,. 1.5. issi 



Eastern Field Trials ( Hub's Second Annual Trials, Kobins Islan 

 Pecomo Bay, L. I., Nov. 29. .Jacob Peutz, Secretary, New York. 



How TO Get to A'i:Nt!EN.NE8.— To those who propose to attend 

 the iiH etmg Mf the National Amerirnii Field Triids 

 Viucemi. s, a word as to the beit way to reach tliat, c 

 ceptabl.'. Ftoni New York go via P. 

 or 5:.5o P. M. ; to Pittsbiirgli at 11:15 r 

 Pittsbiu-gh, Cincinnati & St, Louis U. ii. to Mi,. 

 9;.$5p. M., orl2:05 noon. Or Leave New York 1. i 

 A. M., or 6:45 P. JI. ; to Salamanca nt 11:50 v. m., 

 thence by Now York, Pennsylvania & Ohio i;. j: . to 

 rive at 5:00 A. jr., or 61OO p. u.; tlren \ia Ohio ,V yiis 

 Viuceniies, an-ivu at 2:05 p. M.. or 1:18 .v. m. 





r tl:2U,\. 31 

 iiiein.mli, a 

 airi Ii. I!, to 



HARE SHOOTHsG WITH BEAGLKS. 



GuANBY, Ct., Oct. 33, 18a0. 

 Fditit) Fojtat and htieam 

 llic sport of shooting haics Ixfoie bei^les la yearly ii 

 „,..„„ ... 1,.,. 1 ._ ^^^^^ ^^^ more enjoyed ;i 



creaMii? in popuhrit\ ind 1 

 game birds a;row or ire 

 men to h ok j irth r ,t 



Those who IniM ( n u, 



little hounds is lb ill 1,1 



thiough Iht thick undii.,1 ^ li ,11 

 setter ind pointer il hmnc tj ii] i\ il 

 1 luvc no doubt thil lure sh liii., 

 tiscd more if tin Ix i,dts cruld line 

 and U reisondih piues but it is 

 thai Ibex hive b< c n bud hrn and 

 supph the deni ind 



1 b< ul, I „ 



lid eompe! spor 

 leied .,11111 for .spi.il 

 -, t lb inusie i.i 1 1|. 

 1 bn m h>r wiudin-. 

 fi' n iftLrwaivls leir. 

 f \( ifing sport. 

 \ nld have been pne- 

 br ni icadlly procnreil 

 nly withm a few yeio 

 u sufflcirnt numbers t 



t 3 lid 

 iildir 1 

 used 



i<b[\ 



h pi( ter -nbite, blin 

 (ithti snow or b;i 

 1 z tl Hiding fronil: 

 I 1 binallcr one lb 1 

 Vs the music of ib 

 111 nis of the sliow, 1 

 ' " 11' I ' I 'irk of ibe, 



ed, so as 



iKit neces- 

 "I n I I ,si ruble, for , 



riui th( riy, lud tht mint gtmic thei 



it llu (111 



In re:;ird 

 nid tan is hi m., 

 ^lound thin d ^'^ 

 to Vi inrhts il sb 

 wdl till sion it 

 pack ( nsiilulcsi 

 alwa\s stl 11 

 foxhonnd 1 1 

 not to h n ( I 

 sal J to h iM I I 

 lire moie d<ys Uu 

 will find 



A few hints on the training uf yoting dogs may not In 

 out of place, and will be of use to those who have not had 

 experienee in working young beagles. 



By far the best time of day is the forepart nf evening, a;- 

 the hares then eonie out to teed, and if tlie dogs strike a inul 

 it is fresh, and they will not havi; to follow itl'ar before start- 

 ing the t:aine, and there l.s no .seeiit left in trails mtido the 

 night before to mi.sh.ad and trouble the dogs, as there is when 

 they are taken out in the morning. In tiie eveniini, too, tho 

 ground is usually damp enough from falling dew. and (lie air 

 favorable for the scent to lie, so 1 iiUvays select llmt time of 

 day to teach my \oung dogs, and, instead of widkins: about, 

 select a fa- >'-•'■ , . , 



•able spol, foi 

 nd 1 ■ 



dogs lead off i 

 of time before (dianu'lnii no.s 

 I have 



and 



the irroiinil, -iviny ij,,,,,, ,,|,,,„^. 

 lion if they fail 1,0 sbirl gnnie, ' 

 s keep walking, and tiie doirs, 

 iieiin^jount;, wiHildnoi le;id oil, but siinply follow a heel. 

 -Uter Ihey have been introduced to game, and started a few 

 hares in the , \ ening, then 1 take them out by dajdight, and if 

 I shooi the bare do not go to it and pick it up, but let it lie 

 where killed iiiilil the paek come up and -see that il is dead, 

 and has not vanished in mid air. a.s tliev would be likely to 

 think If picked up. The day I eonside'r nio.st favorable" for 

 the sport is when the ground or siion is damp, and air mild : 

 a .soutlierly wind is favorable for the seeiit to lie, but am 

 cold, dry wind aeeins to dissipate it. It does not lie well 1' 

 an east wind or when the leaves begin (0 fall, but a "wani 

 cloudy day is almost always good- 

 Having selected a favorable day, the ground on wbicli tbe 

 game lies is next to be tal^en into considerntion. Haie.sdo 

 not like large timber land devoid of nnderLoonib, bm jirefer 

 thickly -wooded hill sides whh piitclies of briers and 

 tall weeds, and when stai'ted from their form usuiiUy 

 run in circles, and are almost certain, unless tlu'V 

 take to earth or wall, to return scx'ernl litncR to 

 the place they were started from. T';- 'e-^t- ■ ■ i|,is 



fact, will take advantau'-e of it jind ,,.,.0 



the game was started and eonim:iiii , I , [es 



and paths a.s possilile, wait for the Im ,^ _, .,,, . i,-. 



cle, and the approaching cry of the pack will warn him when 

 to look out for tbe game, wdiich is rarely more than a doze 

 rods in advance of the dogs. Tbe hunter must stand as ne 1 

 tionless as a sbitue, for the least motion on his part will i" 

 seen and taken advantage of by the hare, which would pei 

 haps otherwise nm directly to gun. I once had a hare si m| 

 bcfweeu my feet while 1 was standing still in a narrow pulJi 

 bordered by thick weeds, showing that they depend almost 

 wholly on sight and hearing to avoid danger, and » sharp, 

 short whistle will generally stop eithervjiriety and cause them 

 to sit up and listen, if not to.. . 1. . Iv 1 n- :d by the dogs and 

 you' are not seen, thus sivinj 

 The while rabbit (>r"nioie 

 hare, which turns white in tb 

 as it never takes to earth or wall and frusi [ 

 like the lesser variety, but runs in hirger ei 

 after being chased a short time will frequeii; , , ,,; 1 

 tho outer edge of some small swamp for hours' and jitvi; lie 

 hunter a shot. It u.suiiUy keeps a lead of twenty rods, and 

 I have known them to come before the pack were in hearirur. 

 but that is rare. When first started they will somel lines cross 

 an open field, which I have never kno-nTi the lesser barri lodo. 

 and go to some neighhormg woods 0/ swamp, but are certain 

 to return to starting point, and then geuerallj- plav in small 

 circles until shot. 



The hunting of hares does not compel one to lake Ion ^ 

 walks through lliick bushes, which New England bird-shooi 

 crs have to take, bnt one can tiike his little pack into groun 



t Ibe norlhei 



