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Sales- Bru/.ili owl Rose TI. Mr. A. II. Mcore, of 



Bin Mr. Etlnmui.l Orgill. his 



fllah ■mil Pose II, 



Mr. J. J Jordan, Winchester, Virginia, has piir- 



chased from Mi-. Henry W. Livingston, New York, the 



white and lemon pointer pup Consul, whelped November 



'. by OtgilTs champion Bush (Fluke-Lillie), out 



of Livingston's Rose ichampion Snapshot Gypsy). 



gticUL 



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SOMETHING ABOUT CRICKET GROUNDS. 



T^OIv 11 good roomy ground, inclose (out acres, and make 



codas level us possible. Kor good wear and 



for oljstioil', lei It I lact ftll rli mixed Willi loamy 



clay. so thai ii I le p i. ie I" . II will allow the water to run 



off. yet leaving ii just hard enough for. the ball to play from the 

 pitch, without digging or cutting-, for itthe ball cuts the ground 

 m its pilch, before reaching the wicket, the fbatsman will be 



Baffled, I difficulty in ploying- it properly, or hi Bome cases 



all. Thus il may deviate so much from Its true 



course that an accident to the batsman may be the result, in- 



ne hit or it correotbitlof play, all of which "is very 



i i ' <■ plaj "or that .ho may lose his proper batting- 



form, and retire with a round 0, ora very small'score, as the ease 

 may lie. 



Iu the ftrst formt taking >£a eriekefground especial 

 care should be token to have the match wickets or centre part of 

 the ground as level as possible, and when made, another Import- 

 ant lb 4 Is evi i 81 ■-■ that is, the running between 



in ,, , i ay, :m I awnj from thepltch.so asnotto 

 aaketl - : : .' ioratoli or slide Eo 



le in trying to turn 

 i often the ease-the 

 the wicket is thrown 

 is most assuredly lost 

 ■ter in liis best spirits 



in a hurry, for if you ao so- whieli is to 

 . toll ibor of a day or two in preparing 

 away, and the pleasure ol the play or matel 



pat ii .■..-■. I ••-, ould see a erioi 



ami iu his Bweetest tamper, show him, v 

 ground, a true, level wicket, without, boles or bills, and you will 

 ami cannot help saying. !' What a nice, good-tempered fellow that 

 man is, to be sure," and he will, in eight cases out of ten, play 

 well, and show yon good form. 



J. I i.illen to my lot to see BUChfc good wicket that good 

 bow Iocs shook their heads, and said ! " It will bo pretty hard to get 

 Mr. Lane" out on this wicket, and those that will have a good 

 time to-day will be the side thai wins the toss, and go to the bat 

 lit-si." WUI, on that wicket the bowler's remarks proved cor- 

 rect, an,; I v. o o> isedoni of the bestand most exciting matches I 

 ■ aaw. was " Bngland vs. Surrey," In isco. Surrey was at 

 -i. .ii ■ .... in herbest and strongest form, and a common saying: 

 on the oval where this match Bwas played at that time was, 

 •'Surrey against the world!" Her supporters were not disap- 

 pointed, Cor Surrey won the match, but by just how many inns I 

 do not remember. Mr. Lane, I do knoT - - 1 1 d 53 not out, 



presented with a new bat for each innings score. This 



was not the only vieiory obtained by Surrey over England, for in 

 I Surre: i | Land by one innings, the scores being— 



for England, (Band 151, : 

 Catfyn in thai: match hi 



son cletut bowling tweh 



that tin r ■,.,:- 



.i ,-l ;■ 



Carpenter. Tinley 

 Miller as captain, i 

 II. Stevenson, W t 

 Lockyer and Tom 

 Held, and very ran 

 perfection as poss 

 yor's wieket-keepi 

 sous Mo i lota lon^ 

 byes were scored. 



In the match Sut 

 USeflll, as will in- seen from 

 both innings for Surrey had 

 ru ns to win ; Gaffyn and To: 

 Torkshircmon were out. for 8 n 



.231 in first innings. Billy 

 toff an excellent 102, and H. H. Steven- 

 c of England's -wickets; and England at 

 il-. 1'orit ineluded such well-known names 

 t, J. Jackson, G. Tarrant, T. Hayward, R. 

 rk and Willsher; and for Surrey, F. P. 

 D. .J.Lane, V. Burbidge, Mr, Dowson, II. 



'' . il,.: iloek, G. Griffith, J. Cesar, T. 

 II -the Bnest team Surrey ever put. in the 

 si a match, their fielding being as near 



.1, lb n -Hock's long-stopping and Lock- 

 il a treat bo see. In two successive sca- 

 lped to l.SUO. balls, from which only three 



kshire, in 1882, Oalfyn's bowling was 



n this match, as a sample. When 



1 been played Yorkshire wanted 80 



Sewell, Jr., bowled : four of the 



s ; their fifth wicket went with 



the score at 24. the sixth at. 25, their seventh and eighth at 26, and 

 their ninth and tenth at It. Thus Surrey wou by 35 runs. The 

 bowling was as'follows :— 



Overs. Matdtng. Huns. Wide?, inw.i-(s. 



Catryn 83 14 15 5 



Tom Sewell, Jr 23 12 25 1 i 



Much could be said of Surrey's good and true men, fromdHSO to 

 ISffi. I will just tell you one other little performance of a Surrey 

 man, and then stop. Mr. Miller, in a single wicket match with 

 Mr. Gilbert, on the Oval, in 1851, ran 13 runs for one. bit— the high- 



est single hit 



ever recorded 



been made o 



i i :..• I.-., but 



by one hit b 



- Mr. Moir, of t. 



Abbey Men 



Is, • close by w 



There had i - 



en an overflow 



some ■■■ i 



le i i . ■ ■ ent— i 



a hard frost. 



..I'.., 1 1 , 



seyOrlcketC 



lu me - i 



and was at 



, ■, . ,.,..,.. 



made in that 



match. 



Some may 



say, " Bo good 



My answer is 



," Not always 



grounds or 1 



-.-el wickots tb 



the batsman 



1 ■ ■ , - I ■ . 



will feel will 



. . I . . 



would be sin 



ply impossible 



himself, and with a little ea 



and hitting hard and free at 



his play, and to the ■ pi ,- 



good seoi-e, 



for w hen he 



figure at the 



end of his nam 



and makes h 



, 



i the 

 oh'. 



icket. field. 



Mo 



a li. 



Abbey oneo stood, 

 and the Meadows- 

 water. It came on 

 iptain of the Chert- 

 . It was gotten up, 

 thai realized 23 runs was 



1 1 ways realize long scores ?" 

 utl would add that on good, true 

 anoes are ten to one in favor of 

 ordinary player the conlldonco he 

 qualities, and show a form that 

 ttbad Wicket tic takes confidence 

 m t6 stop or play the good ones, 

 igo ones, he finally settles down to 

 I he*inore expert players, runs up a 

 a-t retires he has a good double 

 Mob wins the match for bis side, 

 least, the hero of the hour. Thus 

 it will he seen that a good wicket ; ^ everything to a cricketer. 



To obtain this correct and true wicket, a great deal of time, pa- 

 tience, and constant labor is necessary. Taking it lor granted, that 

 S mi liave made your gro\tnd properly, andobtainedagood general 

 level, you will have to watch very closoly to see if any one or 

 more places should drop or sink. Should this prove to be the 

 ease, immediately lake off the sod; lay it on-one side, and bring 



some good flue soil and a I it I with iherest; then replace the 



sods and quietly heat or press them, not too much, and you will 

 soon see the turf all alike fad pel feotly smooth. When you have 

 made the sods meet, and they tally touch Into each other, if you 

 have not. jointed Ihetn well, sow In the cracks a little gnu. 

 and in a short time it will grow and unite with the other grass, 

 and all become strong together. When the grass has growu, say 

 from one inch to one inch anil a half, not longer, it must be cut 

 With a good mower, and then well-rolled ; but not overdone 



tokill the eras-; and so from tamo to lime continued, until Hie 



sodlsthiok and stroi good to: rpel then the ball 



will j5taj from it without leaving 6 mark or Indentation, Ehen 



■ I hi , en .! in. i and ! ready lor play, the like of which 



can i"' seen on all the first-class grounds In Euglaird, and on 

 which invariably long scores are made. I am Bure bliat ft m 



ground was made in this country, and kept solely for cn'eket, 

 OVlr YOUPg America boys would then make long scores, which 



- I ; i, in ably compare with those of the amateurs on the 



Other side; and I would warrant my existence that in two sea- 

 suns I could get such a. wifikef. 



What are very much neglected on the grounds abimi here are 

 the worm hills that are constantly made, and require much atten- 

 tion. If they are neglected, ihey will ruin nuj gro I can • 



it to look and become knotty, and make it so uneven that it 

 would lie simply impossible Tor the bad to play true. This I know 

 has been ignored by the professionals about here, simply because 

 it entails on them a little extra work. Much of the pleasured 

 the match at Stolen Island, with the English Eleven, was marred 

 on thai account. I am now speaking of the fielding aloue and not 

 the wicket, which was a very good one. Those thai saw the 

 match, and wondered to see even the " crack " Englishmen muff 

 the ball so badly when on I be ground, did not know that, al- 

 though the Held looked so nicely and pre! lily at a distance, it 

 was tall of worm hills and knobs from end to end, and just made 

 It a matter of chance whether you look the ball in your hand or 

 if struck some part of your body. All players, wliOUnderstKUd 

 anything of ground-work, know that, what I say is. true. A simple, 

 cheap, and effectual remedy for the above, is what English ground- 

 men call the bush-harrow, which is mado of blackthorn bushes. 

 platted in and out of a frame made for the purpose, which is simply 



tied to two of the ends. Drag this over the gr ' tasi - 



the worm hills area little dry. which does aol take long if the son 



Al 



•■I'M one hour andahalf. 

 for if not only levels the 

 and feeds the young grass 

 our little trouble. I have 



ell 



c bee 



ything of this kind u 

 iu Ibis country. Tin 



:>d I- 



ld-ke. 



very few good wickets, am 

 could not obtain blackthofl 

 plaiu, simple frame of si rips 

 have used it on the St. Qi r 



them in the fall of 1874. Tt a 



result has, therefore, been 

 ielding. When 1 found f 

 e in New York, T made a 



ish fo 



"paterrt,"i 



dispensable 



lythin 

 •I. to 



; licit 



and use it, for the good of cricket and the salvation Of hoses, eyes, 

 and teeth. 



It is sometimes the case that a portion of your grounds may 

 look a little thin or bare. If you have such a spot sow a little 



extra grass seed. Timot hy, with lawn seed, is the beat ml) 



Sprinkle a little black soil over the bare snot, and it. will feed t he 

 seed and help the roots of the old grass. The now grass will then 

 grow strong like the old, ami a little attention will gil , i in 

 about two seasons a good strong sod. which will he almost like S 

 carpet. The places where the bowlers and even the batsmen 

 make holes, wearing off the grass entirely, must be made good bj 

 putting in new-out sods taken from some outside corner of the 

 Held, where it can be spared, having as. near as possible the same 

 shadeas the turf. Bring the sods to the holes j lay them exactly 

 over, so thatthe hare spots are covered ; then with your edging, 

 knife cut close to the sods, and down into the earth the depth or 

 thickness of the sod you intend putting in : then take your sod Off 

 the bare place and remove the earth, taking care not to disturb 

 what you do not want removed or you will not. have a good fit. 

 Let: the hole be just the- depth of the sod, and solid at the same 

 time, with no stones about it ; then take oil your sod and fit it in 

 the same way yon cut it, and if you have done the work well no 

 one but yourself nr a practical sodder would delect if. I am sorry 

 to say that, too little attention is paid to this very interesting 

 matter, the result, being that good wickets are often lost because 

 of the inartistic manner in which sodding is often done. To be 

 sure, where there is much play either in matches or practice, it is 

 more than the work of one man to keep the ground iu propel- re- 

 pair, as il involves a vast amount of care and attention, which all 

 grounds must have or they suffer thereby, as likewise the tem- 

 pers of the players. All this may cause members to become care- 

 less in coming to their grounds Tor practice, or they may even- 

 tually leave the club altogether. 



Thus If we ever expect to nourish in cricket on this side as in 

 England, our first object must be to make good grounds, keep 

 them in good order, and then teach and encourage it. among the 

 youth of America, and ere long we shall have an eleven that will 

 do credit to New York, and play our friends on the other side a 

 good game whenever they pay us a visit, which we hope they will 

 continue to do until we can hold our own with them, and finally 

 be a match for them on equal terms, GEOfiii H Gri.ES. 



HotioHm, X. I., Feh. 2d, 18S0. 



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A. M., Columbia, S. C.— Is it iujiu-ious to breed tt bitch to her 

 Sire? Ans. Yes. 



J. A., Perry.— See issue Aug. 7th for artielo on building canvas 

 canoes and back files for rig. 



L. M. N., Belviderc, N. J.-The addresses of the Ballard rifle 

 makers will be found in our advertising columns. 



J. H. A., Marion, Ind.— Address George B. Inches, (2 Boylston 

 Street, Boston, Mass., or George Morgan, Oswego, N.Y. 



G. J. B., Jersey City, N. J. — 1 have a pointer puppy that has a 

 bad habit of holding his tail high. Tail has been docked. Can 

 you recommend a remedy? Ans. We cannot. 



B. B., St. Louis, Mo.- 1'he St. Louis Crick et, Club visited New 

 York and Philadelphia in September, 1ST3. The eleven was as 

 follows: Sbarpe, Hiohardson, Mordaunt, Dale, Gay, Spencer, Jef- 

 freys, Lycott, West, Eisonbury and Temple, the latter being cap- 

 tain. 



Centre-board.— Corning is one or Bob Fish's beamy, ecoop 



models, good enough for racing, but we must be excused from 



rounding "the Cape" in her kind. It is tempting Providence. 



iii I in this week's issue for particulars. It was not the 



Coriitntf, but, the Comdto. 



A.N. G., York, Pa.— The books on rifle shooting best known 

 are Wlngate's ; ' Bitle Practice" and Laidlaw's "Rifle Firing," 

 the latter published by Ltppfnoott. Both are Intended for 

 soldiers, but eontoin many hints of general.value. There is room 

 for a good book on rifle shooting. 



W. E., St, Davids, Ont.— Common sense should toll you how to 

 - - ■••■ -> «•'■ •■•- -'---. 



esofa trap shoot. Put. the same 



prim ipleslntoplaj a < :sp u-l th it youdol mmon life. Petty 



disputes] ii I • -■■ ' i Imperfect'preliminaryunderstaudJng-of 



nil,' i are hardly Important enough to engage 1 Bseriousai 

 "i "i' ifgi "-.'. i'- at men. 



,T. K. B., East New Market, Dorchester Co., Md.-We cannot 

 give you the explanation which you ask for. An examination of 

 in I'OOi I' killed in the different situations that you men- 

 tion might allord a clue. Probablj the Wet drives them from the 

 woods, but just why it does so we cannot say. Investigate for 

 yourself and let us know the result. 



'!'. IS. C, New Yoi k— I have a red setter bitch puppy six weeks 

 old; she has just, been taken Sick; \ho following are the symp- 

 toms: Can keeti nothing on her stomach, vomits blood and is 

 very weak, draws hdTself up ,n,ii scorns to be in greatpaln. Ans. 

 Your puppy is too young todo much Eor. Give nera little castor 

 oil with milk. WormaaTi tin probablei m- i thetrouble, 



S. \V. T„ Oshawa, Minn. I. In what year did Hub Hoy ieocker 

 spaniel) wiuat the Huston Show? 3. What was the dam and sire 

 oi Beauty, formerly owned by S. Farle, proprietor of the Etvile 

 Kennels, Prance. 3. What was the dam of Neptune and who 

 owned him? Ans. I. The dog you name was no I a first prize dog. 

 3 and 3, Unable to inform you ; perhaps some or our friends may 

 be able to. 



J. Gl. Knowi.tiiv. Whiicsliiji-o, Sf. Y.-i. Please give me direc- 

 tions through your paper for spaying a, bitch V' 3. What is the 

 best food for young puppies? Ans. I. The operation of spaying 

 a ouch is both inhuman, unnatural and useless. You must apply- 

 to a veterinary surgeon. 2. The most suitable food for puppies 

 he puppies have been weaned 



a.: 



Pa.— Mj 



I p< 



ridge 



troubled this 



''.'.mi ■"! '!■,', i --.-Ii Odd ug of his hair; coat looks dry. The dog looks 

 iil.ii- weft What shall I do to cure hint of this annoying 

 Irouble? Ans. Apply I ho following lotion : sub.aet.of lead, two 

 drachms; pure glycerine, one and a half ounces; fine, amioa, 

 half ounce : rain water, six ounces ; rub well info the skin every 

 other day. Let. us hear result. 



11. II.. ri'ira.-l. What is the healthiest fond for a dog that re- 

 ceives but little exercise? 2. Is'.^the llotchkiss rifio a good fire- 

 arm, and a reliable one? Ans. I. Indian meal mush, with meat 

 and ', . igi tables mixed in it.isa good feed for dogs. Regulate 

 quantity of meat and vegetables to condition of dog. A dog 

 that is exercised but little should be fed sparingly twice a day. 



Should the animal been; hstij it i d. give him a meal of boiled 



liver every now and then. 2. FeS. 



E. Y. G— Duxbury Y. 0. publishes no club book and we have 

 not the dimensions of the .Slrciu: The best builders advertise in 

 our columns, and you should apply to them. They can furnish 

 any model desired. The Jlermf* schooner is 89ft. deck, 34ft. 7in. 

 w. I., 12ft- Bin. beam, and Tit. draft, with keel. May lie considered 

 as approaching the " medium" type. Is a serviceable and hand- 

 some craft. Believe she was built by Watson, Plymouth, Mass., 

 out we are uot- certain. 



J. P., Cincinnati.— Ice boats sail faster than the wind in all oases 

 except when before it and when the wind is so light as just to be 

 able to overcome the friction on the runners and barely give the 

 boat way. The effect of the wind is cumulative and keeps adding 

 continually to the speed until the relative direction of the wind 

 is brought so far forward as to diminish its effect. This is the 

 limit to the speed attainable under the circumstances. When bo- 

 fore the wind it cannot act, cumulatively because the boat keeps 

 running away from it, diminishing the Wind's force every time 

 the boat darts away at, a greater speed. She must therefore drop 

 again to a speed no greater than that of the wind. 



PiSH Pokds, Massachnsetts.-According to the Massachusetts 

 Laws, Ch. 3S1. Sect. 7 to 14, " The riparian proprietors of any ponds, 

 the superficial area of which is not more than twenty acres, ami 

 the proprietors of any pond, or parts of pond, created by ar- 

 tificial flowage, shall have exclusive control of the fisheries exist- 

 ing therein. The fishery of any pond, the superficial area of which 

 is more than twenty acres, shall be public. The Commissioners of. 

 Fisheries may lease ponds, which exceed twenty acres, for the 

 purposes of fish cultivation, such leave not to affect any other 

 public rights than the right of fisheries. Any pond, within the 

 limit of twenty acres in area, bounded in part by land belonging 

 to a town or county of Commonwealth, shall become the BXClU- 

 property of the riparian proprietors only upon the payment 



of f 



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A. Steeu:, Brooklyn, N. V.— Saturday, Feb. 7th, 1 requested 

 Mr. Madison, gunsmith, No. 5U1 Fulton afreet, Brooklyn, to load 

 me a number of I2-gadge shells with 1J ounce of Messrs. Tatham 

 Brothers' chilled shot No. 3. I proceeded to target my hammer- 

 less Greener, and upon counting the shot, murks in the target I 

 found in one of them 5X8 and iu the o tiler 493. Referring to 

 circular dated New York, September 31st, 1S77, and addressed 

 by Tathalll Brothers to "sportsman and dealers in shot," I 

 found that one ounce of No. S shot contains 399 pellets, conse- 

 quently It ounce should contain 449, I thought, of course that 

 Mr. Madisou had mado a mistake iu loading the shells and spoke 

 to him about it. He measured out of a hag of Mr. Tatham 

 Brothers, marked No. 8 Chilled Shot, one ounce bj Dixon's meas- 

 ure No. 1,109 scraped, and proceeded to count the pellets in my 

 presence. He found 688 pellets, conseqnei Q; IS! more pellets 

 iu each ounce than Messrs. Tatham Brothers claim. Upon 

 examining the different pellets I found a considerable dlf- 

 erence in the diameter of the same, somo being 

 larger or smaller than others, which undoubtedly accounts for 

 the irregular pattern ami bunching of the shot on the largct. 

 1 counted afterward the number of pellets in one ounce, Dixon's 

 measure, No. 1,109 of Tatham Brothers' soft shot, and found 105 

 pellets, will the Messrs. Uatham please 1 tplain? Ans. a sho, 1 

 timoagoTaliM.i. k Br,. in,-, -a -,,,,. 1 ly out of order; the 



) the 



J',,11 



pellets of what, is claimed. To give greater uniformity to their 

 shot, they lake out sizes that are not exactly standard) bi ,, 11 ■ 

 up and brand the same, except that the figure on the bag is fol- 

 lowed or preceded by either a dot, or — , to denote that it. is not 

 exact in measurement, but still possessing the same finish and 

 uniformity, and [8 practically us good for all purposes but making 



Bcy None But the Best.— The "Red Rubber Recoil 

 Pail" Bent, postpaid, on receipt of $2. Recommended 



, iii ■ 1 iii-.st and Stream. Charles L. Ribsmanu, im- 

 porter of fine Spans, 043 Broadway, New York City. 

 "Send stamp "for listof second-hand guns and rifles, — Adv. 



