516 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[jAjruAST 27, 1881. 



ing Januaiy 22, 1881, the distance shot st hcing 4. 10 and 15 

 yards ; 30 (shots ; 10 sholn at each rauge The prize wiia eaptured 

 by W. Da-niel A. Davis, making one of the fiuoBt scores on record" 

 viz., eiTBpended ball, 7 yds., l}i in, bnUete in 10 shots ; in yds. 

 5>^ ill. bullets in 10 shots ; 15 yds. $% in. bullets ; total l.'j. Jlr. 

 DaviH has proved himself to be one of the most expert pistol 

 shots as well as a ritlo shot, h.ivhig made some of the finest scores 

 with the ritJe of any amateur of this city. Mr. Duvis' shootiTigisre- 

 miu-ltahlewheuj-outakei]i consideration the smalluessof the bullet. 

 The shooting is all done with a .22 cal. [listo!, 10 of the niaikg shot 

 at being really the same size as the bullet used to shoot at them 

 The next weeli's shooting will be at the word of command, 10 shots 

 at 10 Pope's ready uieasuromont target, as this is one of the oldest 

 styles of shootiiig, and will decide who has the right to clami the 

 ehampiouship tov rajiidity and acem-aey. The shots must be fired 

 inside the siiace of 3 seconds. The time will be announced by the 

 metronome, the same aa is used in all the great iiietol tournameuts 

 of Paris. This will be undoubtedly one ol tlie most closely con- 

 tested weeks of the toiu'nament. There were some most skillful 

 leata by sever!,! crack shots during the week. That of Mr. W. M. 

 Chase's or bitting ii bullets in 10 shots at 7 yds., the bullets only 

 bolug 2-S of an inch in diameter, has never been equalled before in 

 this gallery I. Meadhnrst, of Salt L;Lke, hit 7 swinging bullets in 

 10 shots, which is very flue shooting, and places him ou record as 

 as a skillful marksman. 



Zetii-ee's Rifle Gallery, JVeto York, Jan. 15.— Monthly shoot, 

 open to all comers. Mr. P. Feuning leads the score with 188 out 

 of a possible 200, wliich is fine holding. Conditions— Rifle, .22 

 cal.; 10 shots; four best aggregate scores to take first prize and 

 so on : for a full single score, $10 premium ; for six couHocutiye 

 bullB, $1 ; five prizes. Shooting closes January 31, 1881 : 



PFennlnsr iss H Holges ivi 



MBEngel 1S3 NDWard ni 



ML Klgg , ITS \VH Calvert. ....IIU 



I L Creamer 174 I Grummet ifii 



IHBmwll. m FFabarus 13,'> 



MDoiTler.., 170 J( Zlmmerniiin 1.55 



I Levy.,.; ..: 161 W WlcKandi 154 



M. B. E 



WHEELiirij, W. Va., Jan. 17.— Last Saturday the Wheeling Eille 

 Olub finished the Ehootrng for a handsome engraved glass water 

 set, which was won by Mr. B. S. Stewart winning it three out of 

 five matcJios. Mr. Wm. Cox and Otto Jaeger each won it once. 

 Following is the score : 



KSStewart , Vi T 11 » 10 IS U 12 12 12-108 



OttoJueger n n » n 8 n s « lo n-ion 



WmOO.t 1« 9 to 11 8 10 10 & 11 10-95 



J Began...,., lo 10 9 11 T s 8 9 6 lo— s,s 



O. J. 



San Fb.woisco, Cal,, .Jan. 1,— Ool. Kellogg and Sergeant Wil- 

 liams eetfled an old difference between themselves by 100 shots 

 over the 200-yard range. The shooting took place at the Shell 

 Mound Park, each man loading his own ammnuitiou. The rillcs 

 used were respectively the Hotchkiss and Borehard. The scores 

 standing : 



Colonel Kellogg. . ..4 4 4 .5 4 .o ,5 4 4 r>^4 44444565. 5 4—44 

 54 5 44 5 444 4—44 6 .t 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 5— .Hi B4 4S454545 

 —44 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 5— !ti 45 5445444443 465544 



4 4 4 4—48 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 4—45 1 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4— 45— MS. 

 Sergeniit SVilUairiS..5 4 4 5 4 4 6 4 4 4— l:i 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 4—43 



5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 5—14 :i4 5 444444 4-41) 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 

 —45 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4— i4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4—13 5 5 5 5 5 4 

 4 6 5 4—47 6445444 5 4 4— 4a 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 4,— 15-437. 



LrzrT. SrriwAiKA's Rifles— 6'0!!t'r7iO/-'.s Island, X. Y., Jan. 3— 

 Messm. E. Jlemington & Sons, Kew Yurk CUij, A'. Y.^Dear Sim: 

 In justice to yourselves as generous contributors to iny late expe- 

 dition in seai'ch of the relics of Sir John Franklin from 187StolSS0, 

 I would state that the two rifics furnished by you exceeded my dx- 

 pectationa. They were frequently used during temperature rang- 

 ing fTDiii 50 to OS degrees and at distances from 200 to 600 yards 

 with perfect working of their parts and with deadly effect. I con- 

 sider that on my expedition the arms u.sed were subjected to the 

 severest practical test to which gnus have ever been e.xposed. 

 Compelled to be kept out of doors constantly to avoid the moisture 

 of the igloos, lashed in con venicnt places for mimetUate use on con- 

 stantly overturning .sledges, uBod at a moment's notice under aU 

 variations of temperature and weather, the "F.eniiugtou" never 

 failed us on this expedition, where the lives of nineteen human and 

 an average of thirty draft animals depended for over ten months 

 upon the efficacy of our Iheanns. Yoiu's very respectfully, 

 Fiied'k Sohwatka, 

 liient. tl. S. Army, late oommanduig Fra nkli n search party, 

 1878-'79-'80, 



Suffer on, Groan on, Sicken on, Die on, if yon will not u 

 Bitters and he enred. 



3 Hop 



Answers to ^arres^oiiihnts. 



tW Nw Notice taken of Anuuru 



« Communications. 



a for address ol dealer 



C. O. B., Easton, Md.— See Game coluiui 

 iu live quaU. 



J. M. H.— The law was compiled by the President of the State 

 AjBooiation, and was, we beUeve, coirect. 



C. G. M., Now Haven, Coma.— At Melrose, Fla., you ^ill find 

 quail, turkey and deer eight miles from Waldo. 



A. D. \V. — We woiUd recommend you to read Bogardus' book, 

 " Field Cover and Trap Shooting." We can send it to you ; price 

 $2.00. 



Repeateb, Buffalo, N. T.^TJia Style of rifle you describe wotild 

 be an impvovemTflit OH existing »gdel8, prOTidtd it had no sorions 

 defects. 



W. J. D., Newt)rteaiiB,Iia.'-'W6 0iuH10tgiTejou thenameof 

 the beat fanner's paper iu AmBiioa, There are between two and 

 three hundred pubUshed. 



TiRADOK.— My glass ball Bhooting last year give* an average Of 

 921 per cent, Is that a good record? Different traps, some 

 screened, somo rotary ; all good awift balls ; 18 yards rise ; 10- 

 gauge gun ; i\- drs. powder, 1}{ ozs. No. chilled shot. .^UB. 

 The record is one ttith which you ouglit to bo satisfied. 



A. W. j\t.— 'llJe HiiflHOu'd liay Cijiupaiiy still UHC the Hint lock 

 guns in ti-ade with the Indians at their most remote posts, because 

 of tke diUlionlty of procmiug suitable ammunition for percuBsion- 



cap arms. At the nearer posts the Indians are armed with a better 

 class of weapons, many of them using breech-loading rifles and re- 

 peaters. 



G. O. G.— You will find the Eacine Shadow, Eushton'a sailing 

 canoe (new model) and Steven's sailing canoes ef American styles 

 all of excellent qualities, as they are the outcome of experience 

 combined with famiharity with the whole subject of cnnoeing. If 

 you want a semi-portable cauoo Terging into a yaoht StOveus Can 

 build you a centreboard ou Baden Powell's Imcs. 



0. E. T., New York.- You should liberate four quail at a time, 

 two males nnd two females. Do not put the whole twelve down in 

 the same place, but scatter (hem over a considerable area. If all 

 are put down in the same field they may not separate next spring 

 to Ineed. The birds shouid not be turned out much before May, 

 and sliould Ijc fvd for a foiv davs alter thou- hberation. 



E. T. .\!. — The loi-al papers speak of taking sbiped bass under 

 the ice, near roufibkeepsio, with bait. It should bo noticed in 

 FonE&T.«DSriiEAM, as ills a rai-e occurrence. Ans. We have 

 Mentioned the capture of unusual numbers of this fish in the Hud- 

 son, but they are taken in nets pushed under the ice. We doubt 

 then- taking bait in whiter, as those which come to market have 

 empty stomachs. 



H. L. G., Brookfield, N. Y.— 1. Where can I sell a petrified 

 tm-tlo? It is about eight inches across, ten inches long and is iu a 

 good state of preservation : ahow.s all the ridges and creases of the 

 shell as natm-al a.s life. a. Wh^.t would it bring as a natural his- 

 tory specimen V 3. Would you sell the same for me if I send it to 

 you? Alls. 1. Some dealer in natural history specijnenn migllt 

 buy it. 2. Two or three dellars. 3. No. 



A. W. G.— What is the size of a stream or pond ueoes.sary for the 

 successful iutroduction of carp, and what is the manner iu which 

 to proceed to get theni? Ans. Carp irill thilve iu miU ponds, but 

 are not adapted to smaU streams. Any warm pond with muddy 

 bottom will do, provided it does not freeze sohd to the bottom iu 

 winter. Apply to S. F. Bau-d, U. S. Fish Commissioner, Washing- 

 ton, It. C, and mention Fokest Jlsv Stream and you will get some 

 of next summer's crop iu August or September ; last year's fish hayc 

 been distributed. • 



J. E. D., Worcester, Mass. — How is the fishing m Florida hi Feb- 

 ruary, March and April? What I want to know partioidarly about 

 is rod and fly fishing. Ans, The fishing is good at most all sea- 

 sons, as there are plenty of local fishes which do not migrate. 

 Black bass (trout iu the vulgate) grow to a large size. Take a 

 stout trolling rod of ten feet, with reel holding 150 feet of braided 

 Une, heavy gut leader and bright flies. If you fish lor other flsh 

 in sidt water do not use silk hue. It is hard to say just what yon 

 want from your brief questions. 



0. E. 0., Phila.— If you were asked, as I was the other evening 

 by half a dozen friends in chorus, wbicli is coiisidered the most 

 intelligent breed of dogs, what would be your answer V Ana. It 

 is claimed by many HTiters of experieuce that the collie, or sheep 

 dog, is natm-ally the most intelligent. Close interbreeding for five 

 generations will, however, produce an idiot. The collie, as a gen- 

 eral thing, is self-taught to a great extent, and he has been singled 



it and stories of his n-onderf ul pertormancca narrated, more often 



. books of natural history than of any other breed. 



W. W., Spencerport, N. Y.— Is not the correct name of the bird 



raally called quail, Virginia partridge? and is not the proper name 

 of what is usually called partridge, rutted grouse ? Ans. It is ditli- 

 cult to give a catagorical reply to this question. The bh'd usually 

 called quail in the North is called partridge in the Southern States. 

 Audubon speaks of it as the Virginia partridge ; Wilson, as the 

 (.hiail, or Partridge ; other aiitl.ors as Vhguiia Quail ; Maryland 

 Quail and American Partridge. Structurally it is more closely al- 

 lied to tlie true partridge than to the true quail. The correct name 

 of what is called partridge in New York and New England, and 

 pheasant in Pennsylvania, the South aud some sectioaa of the 

 West, is ruffed grouse. 



T. W. McA.— Will you please descrilic lu your next ishue the t.ar- 

 get used in Mammoth Gallery ? size of target, size ol buUdoye and 

 distance between circl.w V Ans. The distance of the gallery is 50 

 yards and tliLie is in iisic au iron Creedmoor target reduced from 

 200 yards. The bullBeyi- is a two-inch hole iu the h'on plate, and 

 two inches back of this target is a steel plate painted black sitting 

 on a lever supported by weights. When this steel i)!ale. is struck 

 by a bullet it knocks down this lever and the weights pull the who 

 which is connected to a large bell which rings at the Jii ing ].K_tiiit. 

 The pistol target is a large kOn target with a two-inch IjuUseye, and 

 the ai-rangoments about it are the same as our rille target, with 

 the exception that the pistol target bullscyc is run with electricity. 

 Au electric beU rings at the firing point when a buUseye is made 

 nippers which count on a iiajjer tiu'get. As bullseyeB only count 

 fom- a shot must go, through the hole clean or it will not ring the 

 bell, BO that the shooter reaUy has to put his eight shot inside a oue 

 inch and a half ring -for the rille, 50 yards, and the pistol 50 feet, 

 which requires better holding thairit would ou a paper target. 

 They use a Frank Wesson 12 inch barrel and a Stevena 10 inch 

 barrel, open siglils, 22 calibre, oHe poimd pull. ' 



Geo. T. C, Buffalo, N. Y,— Our correspondent, "An Sable,' 



supplies the information as follows i 



" Hudson's Bay Company's overcoats are made of young buffalo 

 skins or deer skin tanned with the hair on. Also of buffalo skin 

 witii the hair off, which closely resembles thick buckskin. Those 

 last, however, requu-e to bo used with good woolen undcrclotheB, 

 as, although they keep out all wind, they do not possess any great 

 amount of warmth iu themselveE. The tu'st-named kind cost from 

 $S to 415, and the last from $4 to $12, according to quality and 

 fitiiah. They can only be procured, as far as I know, from the 

 Hudson's Bay Company's stores iu Montreal or iu Winnipeg. I have 

 a suit I brought from there last summer, which cost me about 98 

 in trade, plain, well made and strong. They would not be suita- 

 ble for a huntuig trip iu Canada, as they are too hot and heavy 

 when walking or hunting. The heat coat yom correspondent can 

 use in this country for a winter hunting coat is a blanket coat that 

 can be bought at Henderson's fur store in Montreal, G. E. Ren- 

 frew's in Ciuebec, or Jas. Patterson, f mxier, Baude street, Cjuebec ; 

 price iJ7 to $15 without duty or express charges. They can be got 

 blue or white, according to taste, and are liglit, Htrraig and wai-m, 

 aud stand any amount of hard usage ; things iudispeusable in 

 clothes to be tised in the woods." 



a want of 



—Any subscriber or reader of Poeest and Stbea; 

 any kind ol c^rpetings, oil cloths, rugs, etc., etc., car 

 fah treatment at the hands of John H. Pray, Sons .t Co., Boston. 

 CaU or correspond with them, and get their jiricea before buying. 

 It win pay you to try them.^ — \_Adv. 



For General DebiUty and Prostration Hop Bitters will do won- 

 ders. Prove it by trial. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 

 HoLABiBD Shooting Suits. Upthegrovo & McLellan, Valparaiso,Iud. 

 More health, sunshine aud joy in Hop Bitters than iu all other 

 remedies. 



IMEW PUBLICATIONS. 



The Ncttat.l Bu 

 articles that wo hav 

 sketch iu the Janu; 

 North. Tn^atit.K as 



riN.— Oiii' li- ; 



lad for „ 1 



BuUetin < 



ioesoflYLr-; 



jijllectors art^ 01 

 iiition. Mr. .fci 

 1: paper, and v 



a very i 1 

 of Bird i 

 ornitb./j 



tainly there h inoro t.> ho made': 

 has yet been done, aud the ana 

 ably of far higher value than tb 

 contributes to the present niiml 

 Few Burds observed at FortHau 

 D. Scott a paper on the Birds Oi 

 boro Counties, Florida. Mr. A 

 iu Theu- Relation to Man is a car^ 

 of Professor Forbes' paper oji t 

 on a Florida River contidns a nr 

 ter, writto 



:nd is ^ 

 most 1 



lltel 





appeal 

 The 



l.'.jr's Bfr- 



- 1 i-d from 



. number, 



..await the 



UN notices of the 



Thmi .^:j ,.: .1,.. : ,, , .: , i u uuhological Bibli- 



ograpbv >;; u„..n' r.,u'.-.i. = i..,.,,..^,r .ji, ji>. o.^ieiciulhe iu Sootland, 

 of Mr. titeeiL-s LiKt ut the- Birdn of Ann Ai-tior, Micb., and of Minor 

 Ornithological Pape" 



Genoral Notes 



"Fries US W. 

 lished by the 11;. 

 her of familiar ; . 

 pages of severul 

 of the ordinarv 

 thev e 

 which 

 paiio 



F full and interesting. 



i little book piih- 

 rtieleson a nuiii- 

 liigersoll to the 



doubt r 

 To 



Ditar 



not appear. 



slender finger" h 



The book does not. i.)l '.:iiil' > ,i'l .mIi l 



but the faults aud lutuh.mu, ■,i,.iiii,.>.ii ,, .i,,i, ,1 .,^ 



through it inigbt, it would seem, by a liltle. muiu uar 



materials, have been avoided. 



Mr. IngersolFs little work, howcrer, -vith ith alrv 

 golden leltering and golden liirdi, ■, i';. '[v[r : ;:l. ■'' 

 doubt, lie popular with a certain .1 . ; . . 

 not care so much for scientitio 1 1 ■ 

 thing which wdl pass away an L 1 > 1 

 time allow them to labor u III 1:: i !: ' 



learning something. Th. . , i 



taken from different niuu- I I 1 



in no way connected, but I'lii;^ 111 .in.;- lmi, ■ h'l,.' 

 Some of them are, however, iinerentiii^: ."..iid eiit.-rlm 

 is said that one inav learn from a chiM, so from tliia 

 readers some information may be comeyed. I'h.- >- 

 iple and rather better adapte<lto the 



• icutillo, 

 L. scattered 

 I collecting 



ue bhiding. 



than for those 

 subjects discussed. 

 AliiisERAT. OrpEH.— Ha^nug 



thirsthig for knowledge concerning the 

 luged club terms with the S'oHh 



11 pe 



l-.f r 



of Am. 



contributor ro 11. it aiscnsnt:, iii.^ hui.i. . . , muSu- 



inent iu the public thouglil at the time. ii:. . 1,1,... „r 



all inqjortant questions. It combines (;■ , mMI.k 



thoroughness of I he (Hvloijii-dia wiih t\,r ,\>r dailv 



paper. ItshoiiM 1- i- ni h- '1 -u- i, ,: . , , , .,,,,.- aliuiunt, the 



merchant, the n^ ■ ' ' ■. , i 1 1 1 y evervonewho 



wishes to form i:ii' : - 1- . 1 .. •, -1 1 ,r (hoday. The 



regidar subscripti' 111 I'lu'.' ■'! int^ /i'. ■. /, ',■■ 1- ■-■:>. 



A good excuse for Bioknesft of yourself aud family is that you 

 don't use Hop Bitters. 



ffnMng and ^mweing, 



, YACHTING NEWS. 



THE CCTTEE FLEET.— The number of cutters is rapidly m- 

 creasing, faster than the most enthusiastic loi'cr of sea cruising 

 could have hoped for. Besides tlie three designs furnished by Mr. 

 A. Cary Smith for cutters- 30, 40, and 56ffc. — other parties have in 

 hand the hues of threemore— two line thuty-tonners, each 50ft. 

 wates-line and a grand 100 tounor of 90ft. .A-bout a dozen cutters 

 ai all sizes wUl be launched this season for American waters, while 

 deep sloops and modified cutter rigs are in a, fun- way of rimning 

 out the old-fashioned hght draft mam traps with theii' lubber's rig. 

 In Boston, the re-action in favor of depth and keel nlreiely 

 threatens to go beyond reason. Vnrlil^ nini.r :iinr v.nt.u.ii...- :i.. w 



seoe/i feet and over, while a late il 



of depth, and the smart little 1, 



with pracUcaUy all their ballasL i 



most complete 6o?i/e'f"er.sft-/neH^ ol '■....>.-.. i... .,..._.. ... - ,'.i,i..ij 1.- 



ovci' the water," and a change for tiiu better uuw- up|u>'iiair uhib 



than ourselves and the few who, with us, have chiiuipiuii, d iije 



cause of the honest bout and legitimate yaebtjri;,' nu"[i:i-'l t''. Ij '1- 



lucinations of vast odds of ''machine athl'ttir '■ :l ,- 



be given more force when v>-e add that eu' 1 



is being got out for a gentleman who oiviu 1 : 1 



most successful hght drafts iu America. (ii_ 



QUAKER CITY YACHT CLUB.-The lUllnvvii 

 been elected for 1831 : Commodore, i!. 1'. Thou; 1 ■ 

 R. S. Austin; Rear (,'om., B. F. Miu-phv ; Tren . 

 Secretary, <;'.bas. S. Salin ; .Uat. Sec, W.E. Wise : .U. 

 J. C. Vimderslice. Regatta Committee— .A. P. Bancroft, W. 'J. 

 Thormau and L. G(jleman. Annual Spring Regatta has been fixed 

 for Monday, Jiuie G. 



YACHTING CIRCUL.'ir. v -■, —,,:-■ : ,haU et., 

 London, has sent in hit^ < i ung an 



interesting article on th.. yiichta 



of aU tonnage on the mar- i-ry fair 



insight into the current value of vaeht tojuiage across ihe water. 



