MARCH 25, 1880.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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posed of Canadians, the exceptions being English residents. 'We 

 are not at liberty to publish the list of players at present, but it 

 will appear in due course in this column. 



Baltimore Ciiicitm CSiUH/— TUfl Baltimore Cricket. Club has 

 teen in existence for about five years, but it was only last year 

 that a permanent ground was rented at the Tillage of Mount 

 Washington, about five miles from Baltimore, on the Northern 

 Central Railway. Hitherto a mutch with a oiub from another 

 city has been a rare occurrence, and more remarkable for the ex- 

 cellence of the lunch than the cricket. Last year the game made 

 a decided advance with the assistance of a good professional. 

 Boys of fifteen showed that they oould learn more in a month 

 than men of twenty-five in a year. During last season the club 

 played eight matches, losing six and winning two. The matches 

 loBt were against representative elevens of the Staten Island, 

 Young America, Germantown and Chestnut Hill Clubs, arid in 

 no instance was the game more one-sided than those played by 

 these clubs among one another. The batting averages for the 

 season were fair, F. K. Casey, hard hitter, being first with about 

 17, and W. Y. Perot, a pretty left-handed player, second. Oldham, 

 the. professional, is a very good medium-pace, round-arm bowler, 

 and did very well in every match. P. R. Reese, an old catcher at 

 base-hall, came to the conclusion that cricket was a good game, 

 and set (o work in earnest to become a good wioket-koop, with 

 every chance of a brilb'ant success. The progress of cricket is 

 proverbially slow, and the Baltimore Club is no exception. At 

 last, however, it seems to be started, and the oiBcers of the club 

 will spare no pains to have the ground and the players in such 

 condition that clubs from Philadelphia and New York will con- 

 tinue their visits, and find good enough cricket to amuse 

 them. Officers:— President, J. H. Lee : Vice-President, T. K. 

 Oarey ; Secretary, Tunstall Smith, 22 St. Paul street ; Treasurer, 

 Randolph Winslow ; Captain, John E. Carey ; Ground Committee, 

 J. H. Lee, T. K. Carey. Tunstall Smith, Randolph Winslow, Wil- 

 liam C. Pennington, William Y. Perot, John E. Carey, Howard 

 Ridgely. 



Cbicket in Oregon.— Portland, 0., Jan. Kth— The present 

 Portland Cricket Club was organized two years ago, and is now 

 a good, healthy institution, with a membership of over fifty ; and 

 this year wo expect to be reenforeod materially by some fine, 

 Sturdy players who have arrived iti Oregon since last season 

 closed. Our position is rather isolated as yot, as we are the only 

 club in the State, and are about 600 miles from San Francisco, and 

 a nearly like distance from Victoria, B. C, in both of which 

 places cricket is in a nourishing condition ; foreign matches, as a 

 consequence, are luxuries which we cannot often iridulge in. We 

 did manage to send an eleven over to Victoria last summer to 

 " beard the lion in his den," hut the lion gave us a terrible maul- 

 ing, extracting the sting from our wounds, however, by the gen- 

 erous hospitality with which he entertained us. The Victorias are 

 to come over here and tackle us on our own dunghill next 4th of 

 July, when we hope to give a bettor account of ourselves. There 

 is a club forming now in Corvallls, about SO miles from Portland, 

 and wo hope to have one or two friendly tussles with them during 

 the year. I scud you scores of two matches which were the most 

 interesting ol' those played last summer. The American elevens 

 were, composed of members born on this continent, a number of 

 them being Canadians. The other sides were men born on the 

 other side of the " herring pond." The games were both decided 

 by the first innings. Yours, respectfully, Geo. A. Webb. 



[We publish the scores, even at this late day, that the cricketers 

 of the East may know that the game is finding favor and support 

 in the far nor' west— Ed.] 



ENGLAND VS. AMEBIOA,trtJTjT 26th, 1879. 



AMERICANS. 



Kinross, run out 6 



Creighton, run out irt 



'. i ij. M;. ,-w. 1 1 - . . ;< 



Gilraan, s. Wilkins 4 



Bourne, o. Willdus,b. Andrews ; J 



Paelen. V). Andrews. 8 



Bentgen, b. Andrews _....,,-- J 

 Holman, c. and b. Maxwell.... 



Coulter, b. Maxwell 1 



Curry, not •mi.... •••••■••. J 



r, stomped Wilkins.... » 

 Byes. 11; log-byes, 1: wides, 

 id; no balls, 2 M 



Total 125 



ENGLISH. 



Wilkins, b. Oilman..... 26 



Crocker, c. Effingor, b. KinrosB 8 



Cran, b. bourne 



Rhodes, b. Bourne 



Maxwell, b. Bourne..- 



Andrews, not out 11 



Uovd, b. Oilman 



Webb, b. Gilman 



Ai-mitage, b. Kinross 8 



Fraser, b. Gilman 



Neale, b. Gilman 



Byes, 23 ; log-byes, 2 ; wides, 5. J9 



Total 77 



AMERICANS. 



Gilman, b. Andrews . . 3 



Cretghton, c. and b. Maxwell. .33 



Kinross, b. Andrews 8 



Ho, ..-tic h A.drows 3 



Beutgen b. Andrews 1 



Effinger, b. Maxwell 3 



i. not out. il 



Lee o. and b. Maxwell... 



.,,, b. Maxwell 



Couller b. Maxwell 11 



Curry b. Ma. v well 



Byes', 18 ; leg-byes, 1 ; wides, 3. .19 



AUGUST 2d, 1879. 



ENGLISH. 



Maxwell, b. Bentgen 5 



Rhodes, b. Gilman 



Andrews, b. Gilman 6 



Wilkins, c. Holman, b. Bent- 



59 



Webb.notout 8 



Crocker, c. Holman, b.Creigh- 



ton 15 



Armitage, o. Creighton, b. Gil- 

 man 



Cran, b. Gilman 



Dobinson, b. Gilman 



Merton, b. Bourne 5 



Total. fe Brown, b. Bourne 2 



Byes, 9; leg-byes, 4 ; wides, 12. .25 



Total - 125 



WONDBKifUL Scoring in AcstbaliA.— A match was played at 

 Melbourne on Doe. (1th between teams representing East Mel- 

 bourne and Tasmania, which produced some moBt extraordinary 

 scoring. The East Melbourne eleven were at the wickets the 

 whole of the two days and put together 743, the greatest number 

 of runs ever made, tho next best being the 724 (for eight wickets) 

 by the Royal Engineers against I. Zingari at Chatham, England> 

 ou Aug. SOth and 21st, 1875. Horan was at. the wickets about two 

 hours for his 250 runs. The following is the score :— 

 EAST MELBOURNE. 



A.Musgrove, b. Boddam «. 5 



W W (beri/tn. run out... - ...JUU 



DVcarapbeU, c. and b. Walker 84 



T TTnrin lint Ollt ••* ' ....SOU 



H F° Boyle, c-C. Bur , i,. i:. I i ii,M tu 



O Alice, •'.''. 1-lntlor. b. Kidobottoin 84 



E P Hastings, b. Danes. - li 



E. Elliott, e. Martin, b. Sidebottom 49 



W. Walshe, e. Davies, b. C. Butler 43 



E. Trupp. e. Watson, b. C. Butler 18 



ByW,°HiTlW*-b.re, I '; wides, U i no balls, 3 .81 



Total 



[No record of boi 



THE AUSTRALIA.!* 



team of Australian 

 Already arranges. 



74t 



mbe 



The eleven 

 Derbyshire, 



Twickellhat 

 American T 



ling analysis,] 



CRtCKErF.R.s. — It is expected that the second 



;ri dieters will arrive in England early in May. 



nts have been made to play a considerable 



tehes, but the majority of these are against odds. 



-sine contests yet fixed are with Gloucestershire, 



ooeestersliire, Sussex and the Orleans Ohio at 



A match between the Australians and Daft'B 



likely be played during t 



Crewe, Burnley, Birmingham, Oldham, Hastings, Long-sight, 

 (Manchester!, Ycadon (near Leeds), Stockport, Northampton, 

 Swindon, Multon, Dewsbury, Holbeck (Leeds), Rochdale, Scar- 

 borough, Harrogate, Blackpool, Sunderland, nuddersfield, Hull, 

 Middlesborough, Swansea, Buxton and Reading. -Bell's *lfe. 



Thematchesagainst odds are as follows:— Dublin (Trinity Col- 

 lage), Belfast, Neweastle-on-Tyne, Brougbton (Manchester) 



W.O.'M., Fort Wayne, Ind.— Wo have given your letter to the 

 right parties. 



J. K. B., City.— Are there any black, white and tan thorough- 

 bred Gordon Betters? Ans. Yes. 



Webb, Nashua, N. H — The N. R. A. of this city will send their 

 rules and regulations to persons desiring to organize a rifle club. 



E. H., Toronto.— We have all papers regarding the Cricketer's 

 Association of the United States, and will be pleased to furnish 

 Information regarding same. 



J. 8. G., Union Church, Miss.— We will publish your scores with 

 pleasure. For glass balls and tho trap described we must refer 

 you to our advertising columns. 



E. V. W., Stamford, Conn.— The pointers you refer lo Were bred 

 many years ago by Mr. Herman Bancroft, of Quaker Hill, Conn. 

 They were very fine, and splendid goers. 



Stumps, Camden, N. J.— We are unable to tell you why the Har- 

 greave brothers have resigned from the Germantown C. C. The 

 Hargreave is undoubtedly the second best cricket family in the 

 United States, (he Newhall's coming first. 



Beacontree, Bridgeton, N. J.— Is thero a book published on 

 tho subject of the setter? If so, will you please tell name. Ans. 

 " The Setter," by Edward Laverack. We can furnish it. 



A. R., Cape Girardeau, Mo.— We never heard of the method 

 you write about. The procedure suggested by your friend Is 

 both barbarous and unscientific, no matter what the results 

 may be. 



J. A. G., Pittsburgh, Pa.- 1. Impossible to give cause of death 

 front your description of symptoms. 2. Are there many ducks in 

 the Sandusky marshes during April? Is it a good place for thorn ? 

 Ans. Yes. 



W. D. C, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.— Canoe clubs In England are or- 

 ganized with Captain, Mate and 3:1 Mate. In America, generally, 

 with Commodore and Tiee-Commodore. With less than fifteen 

 canoes, two officers are quite enough. 



Speed.— Steel hull, Herreschoff coil boiler and an English rotary 

 engine would be our choice for a small fast launch, ir expense, is 

 no object. Such a rig would combine lightness, compactness, 

 simplicity, efficiency. 



L. H., Coxsaokle.— My red setter dog, sixteen months old, has no 

 appetite; has a dry cough and is very lliiu. What, shall I do for 

 him? Ans. The symptoms given not sufficiently clear to base a 

 correct diagnosis. Write more fully and we will reply at once. 



B., Philadelphia.— Are there any black, white and tan thor- 

 oughbred Gordon Betters? Ans. Yes; black, tan and white 

 were the original colors of the Gordon setter as bred at Gordon 

 Castle. These colors are still preserved and sought after by cer- 

 tain fanciers in England. 



R. W., Franklin, Del. Co., N. Y— If you want to employ an 

 agent to import dogs for you and to make all necessary pay- 

 ments, you cannot do better than address Mr. E. B. Goldsmith, 

 Custom House and Forwarding Agent, 58 Wall street, this city. 

 Many of the best dogs in the country have been consigned to him. 



C. C, Jersey City— I have a setter puppy, two months old, 

 whose favorite dish Is an oyster stew. Will they injure him or do 

 him good? Aus. We know of no contrary Indication tq oyster 

 stews as food for dogs, except perhaps on the score of expense. 

 This may also hold good as regards stewed terrapin, green turtle 

 and oanvas-baek ducks. 



J. A. O., Boston, Mass. — What book will best tell me how to 

 train the cocker spaniel, feed him, etc. Ans. Hutchinson de- 

 scribes how spaniels are to be broken and handled. We know of 

 no book devoted solely to the spaniel. Feed old dogs but: ouce a 

 day; puppies require food more frequently. Table scraps of 

 meat and vegetables only, make good moa s. 



Staten Isla nil— Yea, we are opposed to revolving in this coun- 

 try. England and America lare two different places and governed 

 by many different, customs. We are against, twelve men playing 

 the cricket of New York against, foreign elevens, where twenty- 

 two looal club members should be represented; aud both the St. 

 George's and the Staten Island clubs stand on their own merits. 



G.B.,New York.— 1. Will you oblige me b> letting me know 

 how to geta dog into condition for the New York show? 2. What 

 Bhould a one-and-a-half -year-old setter dog weigh ? Ans. 1. Feed 

 the dog carefully and groom him thoroughly well every day. If 

 you want to enter into tho matter particularly, see Vero Shaw's 

 ■'Book of the Dog," No. 2. Cassell, Pettor, Galpin & Co., 596 

 Broadway, are tho publishers. 3. From forty-five to sixty-live 

 pounds. 



S. S. H., Galesburg, 111.— 1. 1 am going to buy a Ballard rifle, 

 and would ask you which caliber you would prefer, .40 or ,45. I 

 want it for deer and bear hunting. 2. Would you try the ever- 

 lasting shells? 3. 1 have a Smith & Wesson .;■!» cal. latest style; 

 is it large enough for bell use in the country ? 4. Please give me 

 the address of some one that sells Life preservers ? Ans. 1 . Forty- 

 five cal. 2. Yes. 3. Yes. 4. See our advertising columns. 



A. B. B— To dye canvas fora canoe a dead-grass color, boil in a 

 bath of two pounds ferrocyanlde (yellow prussiatc) of potassa; 

 wring out half dry, and then boil in a solution of half-pound of 

 sulphate of copper in ten gallons of water. To keep off the cliip- 

 pings from a double-bladod paddlcput on leather sleeves or cups' 

 loact as "stop-waters," about, two feet three inches fronithe cen- 

 ter. Size of pattern target, for shot, gun is a circle cr BOin, diame- 

 ter, tor a distance of 40 yards. 



E. S. C, Momence.— We have no definite information concern- 

 ing the application of crude petroleum lo smaU steam boilers. 

 The Bray ton Motor came to the surface some time ago, but we 

 have no" results to report. Doubt if you would economize by 

 using petroleum. The fault is probably in the eoiislrueiiui. oi 

 your boiler. The heat escapes up the ohimnoy or you have not 

 enough heating surface to utilize it. Petroleum (crude) is at all 

 times dangerous. We should prefer a " Herreshoff coll" for srnali 

 launches. See last issue. 



B.C. M., Owen Sound.— 1. What quantity of areca nut shall I 

 give to dog three months old V 2. To one five months old? 3. 

 Where cau rifle sights be procured ? Ans. 1. You neglect to 

 slate breed of puppy; wo therefore suggest, that you administer 

 the following vermifuge in a little milk after ranting : Powdered 

 areca nut, one scruple ; santonin, two grains. Repeat dose again 

 in a week. 2. Two grains of areca nut to each pound of dog, fol- 



lowed several hours later by dose of castor or oIive?oil. The nut 

 should be given the dog after ten hours' fasting. 8. See adver- 

 tising columns. 



J. 8. G., Waynesboro, Ga.— My pointer bitch, aged nine or ten 

 years, was round this morning paralyzed : lets no use of the limbs 

 in anyway. She is very fleshy, good appetite, eyes clear, perfectly 

 Deal thy to all appearances. When lying on her side can Lift, her 

 head only an inch or two. For more than a year, at times, she 

 would fall lame for a few days. .My physician says "rheumatism." 

 Has had two or three fits in the past yean She has puppies about 

 eight weeks old, all weaned and carried away but one. Ans. Prob- 

 ably paralysis, the result of eflusieu of blood into the brain, and 

 at her ago it Is not likely any remedy will be efficacious. 



A. F„ Manistee, Mich.— My spaniel has a habit of nipping nil 

 back and rump until it becomes irritated and very sore; alio 

 scratches himself constantly. In summer is much worse, with 

 ears much Irritated and running a little. Ans. Your dog ha* 

 mango, caused probably by overfeeding. Put a muzzle on the 

 dog to prevent gnawing and rub well into the sore places a little 

 of the followiug salve; four ounces profo-iodino of mercury, one 

 outlet., of tar, mixed with one pound of lard. Give five drops in 

 water of Fowler's solution of arsenic twice a day in food. This 

 disease Is contagious. Feed no meat and give vegetables with diet. 

 Write again if tho dog is not better. 



H. M. H., Cincinnati, .0.— 1. I have an Irish setter dog about 

 three years old, whose eyes in the morning are always full of 

 matter, and look red. He is in good condition, uot too fat, and 

 is fed on very little meat. What shall I do for him? 2. The 

 Scotch terrier you prescribed Fowler's solution of arsenic for got 

 well, and his hair came on, but hu yyas changed from a sky-blue 

 with line silken hair into as black and straight-looking a species 

 as I ever saw. now do you account for that ? Ans. 1. Feed uo 

 meat at all, except boiled liver twice a week. Wash the eyes 

 with tepid water, and then use a Little very weak alum water. S. 

 Some alteration In the nutrition of the hair bulbs, probably. 



J. A., Barrytown, N. J.— My water spaniel must have received 

 an injury in the ear. I noticed a swelling over the eye; since that 

 time the swelling has increased and now is about, as large as a 

 man's fist. It is now quite soft, trs if full of matter. I began to 

 apply liniment composed of arnica, Pond's extract and lauda- 

 num; but finding that, there was quite a lot of heal about the ^ 

 head I have used Pond's extract onlyduriug the last day or so. 

 The eye situated under the lump runs continually. Appetite 

 poor for (he last few days. Ans. The probabilities are that an 

 abscess has formed, the result of the blow or injury. It should 

 he. opened at once and washed out twice a day, so long as any 

 matter continues to flow, with a weak solution of carbolic acid and 

 water— one part, of acid to forty or fifty parts of water. Give do«e 

 of Glauber's salts, say, two large teaspoons!' til. 



W. F. C, West Newbury, Mass.— 1. How often does a young 

 bitch come in heat ? 3. Are bitches better in the field than dogs ? 

 3. Which would you advise mo to get, a pointer or a setter for 

 woodcock, ruffed grouse and quail shooting ? 4. What, land of a. 

 pointer or setter is the best and quickest to teach ? Ans. 1. About 

 twice a year. 2. No. 3. It very much depends upon what section 

 of country you intend to shoot in. For Western shooting we 

 much prefer pointers, but in the East both breeds have their own 

 recommendations. Pointers can stti ml the beat, much better titan 

 setters, and suffer less during summer cock-shooting. "You can 

 pay your money and take your choice," as it is a mere mat t or of 

 fancy. 4. The best bred dogsare the best. Pointers when once 

 thoroughly broken, if .judiciously handled, remain so. Whether 

 you decide upon either setter or pointer, select a puppy whose 

 sire and dam have both been good field dogs. 



J. Q., Boston, Mass.— 1. 1 have a dog that has the red mango ; it 

 turns the skin pink. What shall I use? 3. Have tried several 

 remedies ; is kerosene dangerous ? 3- lie is sera! citing and uneasy 

 all the time. Is it contagious? Ans. 1. Try Glover's mange 

 cure, yvhieh you caugetat JohnP.Lovcll & Sous, Dock Square,' 

 your city. As you neglect, to state whether the dog.Isa toy-ter- 

 rier or a bloodhound, it is impossible to suggest further treat- 

 ment. Doses of Fowler's solution of arsenic should be given 

 with food three times a day, the quantity to depend on size and 

 breed of dog. 2. You should have stated the remedies which 

 have failed. It depeuds very much what you do with kerosene 

 whether it is dangerous or not. It should not he given internally 

 or rubbed on the dog's coat and " touched off." 3. Mange is .very 

 contagious, and all kennels where it exists should be thoroughly 

 scrubbed and washed with carbolic acid, the straw bedding 

 burned, and tho dog's quarters fumigated with sulphur. Write 

 fully, and we will do what we can for you. 



X. E. Y., Goshen, N. Y.— I have a highly prized Italian grey- . 

 hound that met with a very serious accident about two weeks 

 ago. Ihavc formed the theory that tho dog had gone rai i i the 

 gate, aud after I had passed, it bad storied on a rapid run to over- 

 take me when, in the dark, it ran against the gate-post, and th» 

 shock was so great as to injure the spine. It was several days be- 

 fore it could use its head and shoulders at all ; in fact it could 

 hardly be moved without causing extreme pain. I finally suc- 

 ceeded in reducing the swelling and driving away the stiffness in 

 part by the use of hot water packs and the application of iodine 

 the whole length of the spinal column. The dog at pre3eut can 

 ge around quite well, but has to hold its head in a very straight- 

 ened manner. Ans. The injury was not as great its you 

 being confined to the muscles and superficial nerves. The treat- 

 ment was correct, and the dog would seem to be well on ( he way 

 to recovery. We would recommend the use of some mildly stim- 

 ulating liniment. 



W. W. P., Brooklyn.— The Connecticut River Is navigable for 

 canoes above Well's River. Tho current is strong and often 

 broken by rapids aud rips. The Biibhle, of the Jersey City Canoe 

 Club, in summer of 1878 ran down from Wheelers Mills, on Hall's 

 stream, one of the most northern tributaries, to PaybrooTr. Tho 

 canoeist should portage up and cruise down the river. The f ollow- 

 ing are the bad places : Beecher falls, at the mouth of Hall's 

 Stream; short rapids just below, and in. i,..o,,t. rapids around, a 

 bend the West: Stewardstown mill pond and dtltn. which must be 

 portaged around. Healey Falls, four miles below Colebrook, N. 

 H., run. Lyman Falls, oue and a half miles below Healey, two or 

 three miles long, can bo run. Occasional rips to Nor! b Stratford. 

 Guildhall dam I carry around on west bank. Fifteen-Mtla Falls, 



twenty-six miles lout; have been run, bill, are dangerous at, 

 times. Mclndoe's Falls ; Dodge's Foils, rinse three may be 

 avoided by railroading from South Lancaster to Wells River, 

 Vermont. White River Falls are three abort rapids and two fails. 

 B.F. Caswell. Hanover, N.H., near Bridgevide, will portage canoes, 

 charges se\ cuty-five cents. Queccbec Falls, live m si v miles 

 above Windsor. There are small rapids five or six miles above 

 Bellow's Palis, Turner's Falls dam, and three miles of rapids 

 John .I.Emery, Turner's Falls, will cart around! charge, Ifel ! 

 cents. Hoi yoke dam aud rapids, Mr. Clark at lower end of South 

 Hadley Falls, will cart around ; charge, fifty cents. Enfield Falls, 

 about ten miles below Springfield, can be run, 



