MARCH 11, 1880.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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sentiment and tradition, as well as'.i, 7, 5. 3,1. If wears to olia ■■> 

 our scoring for a Setter and fains method, -why not change out 

 target dolors as well, and adopt the best combination without re- 

 ference to sentiment or tradition '.' 



All archers who use the longer ranges know that beyond sixty 

 or seventy yards I he apparent diameter of the target is BO red need 



li tieall] prevent aiming distinctly at the gold. 'I'he aim 



is al I lie t:u -get as a whole, because the colors are so blended and 

 reduced by distance that the aim must lie at the target, and not 

 at any small portion. At eighty yards, to aim at the gold and to 

 aim ai the target are, in ordinary daylight, synonymous, while by 

 .gaslight the same effect results at a nearer distance. 



Now, if, instead of the gold with its concentric colored circles, 

 we should face our targets with white eanvas having a central 

 spot ol black ten inches orafoot in diameter, and the remaining 

 space ,li\ ided into four rings Of equal width by narrow concen- 

 tric Imos of black, should wo not have a mark which, at any dis- 

 union, would offer one well-deibied, prominent center for our 

 !ttlm? And nucha target, numbered from 5 to I, would be avail- 

 able for all tirnes and places, aud to a large degree destroy the 

 undue value of chance hits. S. S. K. 



Ohto State Ancnsny AssoccATiQN.— The Executive Commit- 

 tee, and the delegates of the various archery clubs throughout 

 '.li n] Ohio, will eenveneatthe Gibson House, Cincinnati, 

 Ohio, on the 17th of March, for the election of new officers, etc., 

 and selecting a place for the holding of the second Grand Annual 

 State Tournament. Clubs throughout the State that are not yet 

 members of the Ohio State Archery Association should make 

 application at ouee to the Corresponding Secretary, \L. Chaft 

 Weiker, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



r mvket. 



COLUMBIA COLLEGE CRICKET CLUB. 



It is Tory gratifying to state that; the Columbia College Cricket 

 Olub, of (his city, i3 in a fair way for success. The membership 

 will be largely increased this coming season, and a genuine spirit 

 and Interest will he aroused in the college thereby. We may say 

 that the past season was as successful as could be expected under 

 the circumstances, and we cannot com pliment Mr. O. Hyde-Clarke 

 too highly for the tact which he haB shown in bringing about such 

 an excellent result. The establishment of cricket in the college 

 has been due entirely to his perseverance. He is an excellent 

 captain aud ho pussesses a full knowledge of the game. The olub 

 was organized last spring after the first match, on May 31st, versus 

 •an amalgamated first and second eleven of the Stal-n Island; it 

 was then that Mr. Hyde-Clarke was elected President and Cap- 

 tain; Mr. J, P. Conover, late from St. Paul's School at Concord, 

 N. H., V ice-President ; Mr. W. F. Morgan, Secretary-Treasurer. 

 Oui of the whole college just eleven men took up the game, of 

 which four had never played cricket before, and most: of the 

 H hers bit t very little ; in fact the only three that had played reg- 

 ularly were Messrs. Hyde-Clarke, Conover and Egan. Besides 

 those there were the two Morgans, De Forest and Emmet, who 

 had played at school ; and the rest of the eleven, Merrick, Barnes, 

 Torrey and Weaver, who had never played. The regular bowlers 

 were the three first-named, while Morgan, Sr.. Barnes and Weaver 

 were tied at different times. In t he batting averages Hyde-Clarke 

 came Bret, followed closely by Egan, both secu ring doublo figures. 

 Conover did not play up to his standard, while the two Morgans 

 and De Forest showed the next best batting form. The fielding 

 was generally fair at all times, Conover and Torrey especially 

 distinguishing themselves in this line. Herrick made runs in 

 Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania University match, as did also 

 Barnes; but the style was essentially base-hallish. All hands 

 showed their intention of becoming cricketers by praoti 



n being particularly 

 d up again, but many 

 ewillbonolitUe.com- 



ularly. The short season in 

 encouraging, the old team not only turn 



hands taking hold; and we expect there 

 petition for places on the team I his spring. 



The one inter-college match was the one alluded to above 

 with the University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia!]? win- 

 runs. For Columbia College Hyde-Clarke secured 

 1(5 and 10; Egan, 15 and 14; Herrick, (i and 10, and Barnes,! and 

 it out. The principal scorers on the University side wern 

 .1. li. Tlntyor, 14 and 38, and G. Murphy, 11 and 43, Thayer and 

 Hyde-Clarke doing the best with the ball. The University eleven 

 will be invited to visit New York in June of Ihis year, and the 



latch will become an annual fixture. 



To promote the desired interest it is proposed that the eleven 

 should take a trip to Albany, Boston and Concord before the 

 Pennsylvania University takes place. As if seems 

 impossible to convince the Central Park Bip Van Winkles that 

 the college boys will do no harm to the turf which was originally 

 tor theuseof the cricketers of New York City, it is ex- 

 pected that the St. George's Club will sharo their ground at 

 Hoboken, N. J., with Columbia College this season. 



PUBLISHERS' DEPARTMENT. 



Rochester Still Ahead — A First Prize Takkn lit. THE 

 World's Fair by a Rochester Firm — The World's Fair 

 of 1879 was held at Sydney, New South Wales, the prin- 

 cipal city of Aiistralia. Exhibits were there from all 

 parts of the world, including those from the largest and 

 nest known cigarette and tobacco manufacturers. Not- 

 .vitliMaiidine- the many varieties of German, Russian, 

 . inglisli and American cigarettes and tobaccos on 

 ixibition, the display of cigarettes. Vanity Fair tobacco 

 m., made by W. S. Kimball & Co., of this city, was 

 warded i lie first prize by the commissioners. A cable- 

 Tain from Sydney yesterday announced this fact. This 

 ls a triumph for Rochester and its manufacturing [ndus- 

 ,ries. Six first prizes have heretofore been woon by 

 Kimball & Co.. at great exhibitions, this making the sev- 

 mtb.— Rochester Democrat, and Chronicle.— [Ad r, 



An Excellent Outsit,— Ehe Boston shooting suits 

 idverfiscd by <_i. W. Simmons & Co.. have been in use for 

 ,-ears all over the country, and have received Hie utiatii- 

 inoiis indorsement Of uportsmen. The man who invests 

 a them will be repaid ten tunes over in comfort. 



t Times.— The business revival and new era of 

 "-osperiiy which is now fairly inaugurated, is in keeping 

 ] the increased health and IjappinesB seen all over the 

 I. and is one of the results obtained from the intro- 

 Mu of W amer s Safe K idii.y and Liver Cure. " The 

 ugln b\ this i-.-irndy. saysRev.Dr. Harvey, 

 sin but Utile less than iniiaculouR,"— [Adv. 



— ♦ 



HTf^- Correspondents who may send its their proper 

 name and address will altoays receive, prompt attention 

 !a th&SS columns. We require a man's name for tworea- 

 sons : ill sometime CW a guarantee of good faith, and (2) 



........ asa matter of common cnuriesi/. As a rule ice, 



do not reply to Inquiries by mail, except in cases demand- 

 ing immediate adviec. 



3. M. C., New York.— See another 



F. W.— Have written to the Treasury Department for the Infor- 

 mation desired. 



St. EabSs, iiansville, N. Y.— The Baltimore Bench Show was 

 held in 1878, April 83d to B8tn. 



.1. K., New York. -We should -advise you to tako a Winchester 

 rifle for grizzly bear shooting. 



J. S. G., Union Church, Miss.— We shall be pleased to publish 

 your club Scores. There is no charge. 



K. S., Vc-non, N .1 .-Quail can be bought of Messrs. Whitley & 

 Morris, 318 Washington street. New York. 



E. W. M., Philadelphia, Pa.— The choice between the guns is a 

 matter Of taste, as is also the style of act ion. 



J, Yv. pail child, Wis.— There is no book specially prepared Cora 

 same-score book. You may use an ordinary blank memorandum 

 hook. 



F. M. W.— To preserve tents from mildew apply the recipe pub- 

 lished in the "Cabin Locker" of our yachting columns, issue Feb. 

 20th. To apply paraffin, melt it and apply while hot. 



J. M, li, Jr., Yale College, New Haven— Good duck shooting 

 near New York may be found on. Long Island. See the reports in 

 our game columns. 



Fores mi it. You may find grouse and quail shooting in Maine 

 in the fall, (in in September or October. The season extends 



r..r .1.1, 1st 10 Dec. 1st. 



P. S. W., Clarion. Pa.— 1. For COues' book see our Natural His- 

 tory column. 2. Tell us where you want, to go duck shooting and 

 we may help you. 



C. D. L., Swedesboro, N. J.— The trout fry advertised by Thomp- 

 son Bros., of Aquotong Ponds, New Hope, Pa., will do well lu 

 your ponds, and we should advise you to iry them. 



Bob White, Omaha, Neb.— Yon are mistaken about our prize. 

 We did not make such proposition, but wc shall be glad to bear 



T. D. McA., Middletown, 0.— Conlin Jof this city publishes his 

 own targets, and you may procure them directly of him. Write 

 to James S. Conlin, Rifle Gallery, Broad « ay, New York. 



A. S. H., Van Ettenville, N. Y>-You will find instructions in 

 fishing and hunting in Hallock's " Sportsman's Gazetteer." Pot- 

 small game also consult Bogardus' " Field, Cover and Trap Shoot- 

 ing." 



F, B, J., Plattsburg, N.Y.— 1. Wo canuot tell from thojpattern 

 whether your gun is full-choked or not, 2. Y r ou can safely use 

 the 5-dras. powder. Ho*, shot, but you will find it probably too 

 much for your shoulder. 



B. L. F., Boston— We know nothing of any such gun manufac- 

 tured in America. By writing to the advertisers of this style of 

 gun you will receive circulars setting forth what is claimed for 

 it. Wc shall short ly discuss the subject. 



St. EaIiKS, Rochester, N. Y.— In what class In the coming show 

 should I enter my white and black ticked selter bitch Pearl, by 

 Whitman's Grouse, out of Valentine's Nellie ? Ans. Native Eng- 

 lish Class. 



tt 0. 1!.. Washington, C, H., Ohio.— Will you give mo In brief 

 the characteristics of the Bel ton strain of sellers? I have one by 

 imported Bel Ion, said to be out of imported Bose. Ans. See 

 Fohest and Stuuam, Feb. 14th, 1S78, and Feb. 5th, 1880. 



F., Baltimore.— Please inform me whether there is any work 

 which treats of sport with rod and gun in California. Ans. None 

 that wc know of . The files of the 1'onj-sr and Stream contain 

 articles concerning almost every kind of California sport. 



B. W. B., New York City.— The address of man asked for, the 

 trainer, Is iiimviiville, K. I. His charge for breaking is $12 

 per month, with the understanding that he is to have dog ouo 

 year. 



Kinos County. -Wc publish tlio article elsewhere, and should 

 have rendered unto Caesar the thing which belongs to Csesai did 

 it bear his superscription. You will greatly oblige, by sending us 

 theomltteanddress, 



9. B. M, Raleigh, N. C— The Winchester, "73, is as accurate as 

 any gun carrying the same charge of powder and lead. There 

 can bo no Question as to its accuracy at 2U0 yards. The price ol 

 gun asked in round barrel is 831; in octagon barrel, $37; both 

 models, ",'ti, li-'iO. 



A. S.S., Philadelphia, Pa.— l r ou may Mud the picture, "A Friendly 



8e . '. consulting some of the dealers In pictures and prints. 



:. is of ascertaining its author. The cm in the 

 Forest and Stkeam was reproduced Froni an engraving in a 

 French sporting paper. 



J. \Y. VI. and C. H. J., Boston, Mass.— 1. We know nothing ol 

 the revolver. 2. You will not. find any shooting in No> a Scotia 

 in July and August. Later you may have moose, caribou, part- 

 ridge, woodcock, snipe and Teal shooting. Non-residents arc re- 

 quired to lake out alieensc fee, $80. 



U. M, L., Torresdalc. Pa. — Write lo Dr. Gordon Stables, Twy- 

 ford, Berks, England; he can procure the dog you wish at area- 

 . .:..'. I. i. nee. Dr. Stables Mill visil this country in the early 

 summer aud intends bringing over a number of selected dogs of 

 different breeds. 



0. W\, Minnesota Junction.— Wo know nothiug of the book you 

 inquire for. It you wish instructions in shooting, buy Bogardus' 

 "Field, Cover aud Trap Shooting." The firms whose names you 

 will Hud in our advertising columns, publish catalogues ol their 

 goods. By sending; for these and consulting (hem, you will lind a 

 choice oi firearms. 



R. M. H„ Philadelphia, Pa.-]. For 12-eallber, SI lbs. gun, use 2 



to tsidrs. of powder, llozs. shot. The, ordinary powder you will 



find satisfactory. 8. If your gun is choke-bored, it will have 



the barrels '" Wot for ball." 3. If a cylinder-bore, you 



nvencd into a choke-bore. Squires, No. 2 



Cortl.iudt Btrcet, v, ill do it. COSt, J2.fifl per barrel. 

 Piom.u;, .Mpeoa I. tetrue ii... I. the pressure of wnterin a vat, 

 . upon theaeightof the column, and not upon the 



n u ■. e |..". .... p ■ i Bn m tee pi two vats tl feet high, one 

 3 feet diameter, and I he other feet diameter, is alike; but the 



vat of smaller diameter is a much stronger structure, SO the, one 

 of larger diameter will require stronger hooping, or internal 

 bracing. 



Boyat,, Belvidere, Til. — T have owned and seen many revolvers 

 that will not revolve, on account of the cartridge expanding 

 backward against the frame of the revolver. Have experimented 

 and cannot, determine the cause of the trouble. Ans. Good makes 

 of revolvers do not give this trouble. You must, have purchased 

 an inferior weapon. It is impossible to explain the trouble 

 without seeine the arms. 



C. M. B., Bedford, N. Y.— My Newfoundland pup, six months 

 old, occasionally steals eggs. Will you tell me the beet way to 

 curehimof such a bad habit? He is whipped everj time he does 

 it— every time at least that he is found out; hut still once in a 

 while he will do it. Ans. If you punish him severely it ought to 

 remedy the trouble. Be sure that Hie dog knows what he is 

 whipped for. Sometimes an egg partly blown and then filled with 

 red pepper will destroy thoegg appetite. 



A.B. S., Md.— Plcaso give me advice as to my beagle puppy 

 eight months old. He has been running a great deal lately of 

 nights, and is quite sick. He seems to have a kind of stiffness all 

 over. Whenever he is touched he seems in pain. He refuses all 

 food. Ans. Doubtless your dog is suffering from, rheumatism. 

 Warm, dry bed, no meat except boiled liver for a week or two, 

 aud twenty grains of bicarbonate of soda three times a day, dis- 

 solved in a little water ; also give a dose of castor oil. 



0. F,. W., New York.— Most taxidermists wash their specimens 

 with cold water, and then, having smoothed them with a dry 

 cloth so as to romove as much of the moisture as possible, lay 

 in dry plaster of paris, and dust it through Hie, feathers. The 

 washing should be done after the skin lias been taken off. Blood 

 and grease stains on old prepared skins can sometimes be removed 

 by adding a little soda or spirits of hartshorn to the water, but it 

 is always a difficult matter to cleanse skins that are thoroughly 

 dry. 



H. B. Hope, Toronto, Canada— Can you inform me, if the cop- 

 per or copperhead snake is very venomous and plenty in Michi- 

 gan, on the border of 1he St.. Clair, or is it. only a bug-hear of the 

 natives, as was the case uncut rattlesnakes on the islands of 

 Niagara Elver (Navy island! ? I shot there two Julys and found 

 a few woodcock and one thousand wood-tick, but no rati !e snakes. 

 Ans, We have no knowledge on the subject, but presume the 

 snake is not abundant there. Perhaps some of our readers can 

 inform you. 



W. B., Philadelphia.— You might add to your collection "The 

 Dog," by Idstone ; " The Setter," by Edward Laveraek ; " Youatt 

 on the. Dog;" "The Bog," by Dinks, Mayhew and Hutchinson. 

 For a book on dog handling we have never yet seen anything as 

 good as Hutchinson's " Dog Breaking." Messrs. Cassel, Petter, 

 Galoin & Co., BiXI Broadway, this city, arepuMishing a, most com- 

 plete and excellent serial termed " The Illustrated Book of the 

 Dog," by Vero Shaw ; it should be in the library of every sports- 

 man. 



Tkap, Princeton, N. J.— In a pigeon match Troiii H and T. I raps, 

 placed say fifteen yards apart (the shooter not to know which 

 trap is to be pulled}, A goes to the score. By inadvertence of the 

 puller both traps arc pulled simultaneously. A fires and kills 

 with first barrel, in bounds; with second barrel kills the Other 

 bird, but out or bounds, Now the trap which was to have been 

 pulled was say II. traD, whereas the bird killed in bounds came 

 out of T. trap. The referee decided it a missed, or dead out of 

 bounds bird for A. Do you think he was right? Ans. No. A 

 should be givon ouo dead bird. 



G. C. S., Middletown, I'a.-To make bird lime : Boil down linseed 

 oil of the. best quality until it becomes thick and glutinous. Boll 

 in earthen pot, in open air, for two or three hours, aud be sure 

 thai tile eo , or of the pot tits tightly, so that 1 he oil will not catch 

 lire. W hen boiled, sel away hi 1 in vessels with tight-fltl lug covers. 

 To use it: Soled small, dry sticks, as thick as a, straw and eight 

 Inche* long. Sharpen the edges, smear them with the lime, and 

 fasten the sticks into grooves cut in a stake st net; into the ground. 

 Place a "call bird" as a lure. Wheu the birds aligbl upon the 

 sticks they pull them out from the main stake, and when flying, 

 the wings, coming in contact with the lime, are pinioned to (ho 

 sides. 



J. M., New Haven, Conn— I have a valuable pointer, two years 

 Old. Although his nose is cold aud moist, his eyes and nose run a 

 kind of mucus, and he has a cough, no appetito, and what he does 

 oat, throws off again, and is losing flesh. Ho had Hie distemper 

 when nine months old-had it slightly. His ;vene, d n,. romance 

 looksas it it was another attack of distemper} still 1 enmiot say 

 that it is. He has been hunted six days a week in the South for 

 the last two months. Sickness may be caused from overwork. 

 Whai . shalll do? Ans.lt is probably an attack of the epizootia 

 disease. Feed no meat except boiled liver. Give two grains of 

 quinine three times a day, and a little sulphur three times a week. 

 C. W. E., Boston, Mass.-Tho pedigree of I he pointer bitch Belle, 

 owned by Mr. George C. Colborn.of this city, is as follows; Belle 

 WAS whelped June 23d, 1870, on shipboard ; is of medium size, and 

 in co or lemon aud while. Hersire, Kollo.alflo lemon and white, 

 was sold, end went to India; he was said to be first class i: .; 

 he!, I. LTet dam, Belle.No. 1,013, E. K. S. B., w-as whelped Isits, bred 

 by .Mr. WUSori, and sold to Mr. F. B. Sevan, Western Grove, 

 Southampton, Eng.,whointumsoiahev(ioMr.Boss,Whobrongbe 

 he, to this country. In colorshe was liver and white. Both sire 

 and .lain are of the Lang strain, and also include the strains of 

 Mr. Edge and Lord Derby. 



0. T. S„ St. John, N. B.-l. The Arm wc have investigated 

 and Hud lo be fraudulent. 2. The recipe for terrapin stewis as 

 follows-il is furnished by Mouo. 

 Ion street, this city: After the t 



famous eak r of Ful- 



ii, t, co,v . «.,e». „..« ,o.io K u,' has been bled, in 



boiling water lor Ion minutes. Then take off the shell and out up 

 into small pieces, being Careful not to break the gall bladder. 

 Stew in a little butter, adding a bouquet of carrot, I. , ,. I , 



leaf, oion with cloves, and a ladle of broth; glass of Madeira 



Wind. Let the whole siew slowly on covered range. Before serv- 

 ing, add a sliced lemou and a hard-boiled egg cut. into small 

 pieces. 



Constant Kradkh, Brooklyn, N. 1\ A friend of mine and my- 

 self think ofstartingon horseback and riding l'roni New York to 

 Colchester. Cnnn. Aswe Blight slay out over night I should like 

 you to say what we had best take. Of course, we want to make 

 it as light for the horses as possible. We each huve rifles; should 

 wecarry them? Should we carry fly-rods ? Where caul get a 

 book which will give me the principal roads from New York to 

 Colchester, or iron, New York to New Haven V Ans, Go to a 

 hotel or farmhouse at night. You will want a good civilized bed 

 after riding all day. Leavo the rifles home; the traiups won't 

 trouble you, and Sitting Bull is not on the war-path, 'flic fly- 

 rods, however, may come into good service. For map of country 

 try the Ooltons', William street, New York. 



