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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LAfml 8, 



coming season. We shall hope that your readers will be favored 

 before the year is over with many interesting sketches of life 

 in the woods, not only from Hope, but also from mnny other 

 archers win, will leam to love this rare sport. T. A. L. 



Who can tell US what "T. A. L." sisraifles?— Ed. 



NiiuTii Side Akciikrv Cluu.— Following is the score of tho 

 team which shot a match with the New York Club, March 27th ■.— 

 First Second Third 

 Hound. Hound. Hound. Bits. Total. 



Mrs. J. O. Blako 180 133 138 85 403 



MisaStaley 87 134 123 78 344 



XWlUrinson .....308 SIS 23S 90 618 



J.O.Blake 816 203 308 90 62ti 



&. D. Oooklin 3(12 208 202 90 CIO 



H. -B. "Wilkinson 196 198 «B 90 690 



Totals 1,043 1,081 1,101 533 3,233 



Cortland Abchrky CLUB.-Cof-tZantl, ffl". Y., April 8d— The 

 usual regular Wednesday afternoon and evening practice of the 

 Cortland Archery Club was varied this Week bra match among 

 the ladies of the club. Three prizes were contested for. Distance, 

 30 yards : 00 arrows. First prize, a raw-hide backed .bow ; second 

 prjzo, three best footed arrows ; third prize, tine arm guard. Miss 

 Sarah Kcator won the bow by a score of 501; Mrs. A. Mahan, 

 seoond, 343 ; Miss Sue Ingalls, third, 299. The other members of 

 the club who were presentmade the following scores. 30 yards; 

 80 arrows :— 



1st 30. Zd 30. id 30. Total- 



Dr. F. O. Hyatt. 210 212 216 638 



W-.llisi'loves 208 216 212 636 



A Mahan 208 198 194 600 



B.K. Miller 172 ITS 193 542 



Frank Turner 166 163 176 510 



Dr. G. H.Smith 160 161 174 498 



A. M. 



Nnw York Arohert Club.— New York, April 3d.— Editor For 

 est and Stream i— According to promise, I give you herewith, a 

 copy of the resolutions relating to membership in our club, and 

 the making up of teams for matches, which were unanimously 

 pnssod at our meeting March 31st. They read as follows :— 



Whereas, We believe that it is essential to the future welfare 

 and prosperity of this club that it shall In: ci nop ■ -.-uil of persons 

 Owing no allegiance to, and having no affiliation with, other arch- 



L'hatno proposals for admission to membership in this 

 club friim members of other archery e.lnhi bo received. 



/V'-.vn'i:,-./, Tha: in cm tiers uf other archervcluos whose names are 

 now iiniiii the roll (if unvi. shall hereafter, and so long as they 

 shall remain members of such other clubs, be ineligible for places 

 upon teams selected to represent this club. 



Again, we hare amended our constitution so as to read:— 

 " Applications for membership * * * ♦ * and identification with 

 no other archery club, except the Private Practice Club, being 

 necessary qua!) Meat ions for admission." 



Thus your readers may see exactly what the New York Archery 

 Club has done ; and while 1 do not propose to enter into any dis- 

 cussion here at this time, it seems to us all that we have taken a 

 oourse that other clubs will be compelled to follow, and which 

 has the support of those that have experienced the trouble we 

 foresaw we would have. Besides, with your extensive experi- 

 ence, we arc pleased to remember that you have always advocated 

 such measures. Should a club be young and weak, they might 

 omit such decided measures; but when a club is as extensive and 

 strong as the New York, needing no support, only that of its 

 own mcmbcrs.it becomes a necessary Step in order to preserve 

 the interest of its members. No good can oyer oorne from those 

 who have heart with their original club, and only attach 

 themselves to another tor the benefits it offers over and above the 

 other for the time being. At our last meeting the club elected 

 James B. Morrison, Esq., an honorary member. 



The Park Commissioners have given their permission to the 

 club to use the Sixth-fifth street Lawn in tho Central Park, and 

 we shall probably commence to shoot outdoors about May 1st . 

 Jab. W. Auten, Jr., Secretary. 



pricket. 



THE ONTABIO CRICKET ASSOCIATION. 



The most important event that has occurred for mauy years 

 the Canadian cricket world was the holding of i convention i 

 March 21th at. Toronto to regularly organize what, in the f atui 

 ■will bo kuown as the Ontario Cricket Association. In complain 

 with a oall, representatives were present from Toron lo, Hamil- 

 ton, Whftbr, Port Hope, Ottawa, Petorboro', Uxbridge, Owi 

 Sound, Kingston, Brantford, Paris, Asylum Club (Toronto), Carl- 

 ton Club (Toronto), St. Catharines, Cobourg and Barrie. The 

 meeting, which was very largely attended, was held in one of the 

 parlors of the Rossln nouso, and besides the club delegates til 

 were present cricketers from different parts of Ontario. 



Mr. H. Tot ten, of the Toronto Club, was called to the chair, 

 Mr. W. IiOwrey, of the Carlton Club, to act as Secretary. On i 

 tionof Dr.E.W.Spragge of tho Toronto Club, seconded by Mr.Chas. 

 Bay of Whitby, it was resolved that the meeting organize itself 

 into an association, to be called the "Ontario Cricket Associa- 

 tion." Mr. Merritt, of St. Catharines, spoke briefly, explaining to 

 those present that the object of the proposed association w< 

 be to bring the different clubs into closer and more intimate and 

 friendly relations with each other, and the advancement of the 



i, i -i of the game throughout the Province. Communications 

 were read from Clinton and St. Catharines and from the well- 

 ■ ■ itev, T. D. Pliillfpps, of Ottawa, heartily in- 

 dorsing the Ob i sol i He meeting. 



rt was decided that the officers of the association should i 

 sist of a President, two Vice-Presidents, an Honorary Secretary- 

 Treasurer and an Executive Committee of fifteen, the officers of 

 the association to be ex-offlein members of this committee, and 

 that five members of the committee, with the Secretary, consti- 

 tute a quorum. On motion of Dr. Spragge, of Toronto, seconded 

 by Mr. Siraonds, of Hamilton, it was resolved to invite His Ex- 

 sellency tho Governor-General to become President of the asso- 

 ciation. 



The following officers were then elected :— 



Vice-Presidents— Mr. Thomas W. Swinyardand Mr. F. W. Cum- 

 berland. 



Secretary-Treasurer— Mr. W. H. Merritt, of St. Catharines. 



It was decided that, the Executive Committee for the current 

 mide of delegates from the cities and towns of Ontario, 

 as follows:— TWO from Toronto, two from Hamilton, two from 

 Ottawa, one from Port Hope, one from Cobourg, one from 

 Whitby, one from St. Catharines, cue Crom Paris and Gait, one 

 1'romPoterboro' ana Lindsay, one from Chatham and two from 

 Owen Sound, Meaford, Coliiugwood, Barrie, Orillla, Newmarket 

 .,n.l Uxbridge. The following gentlemen were appointed a oom- 

 rniilee to dra IT a constitution and by-laws, to be submitted to the 

 various clubs throughout, the Province fur approval: Mr. Ken- 

 nedy, of HauiiHou; Mr. Kircnhoffer, of Port Hope; Messrs, Tot- 



and Spragge, of Toronto, and Dr. Lett, of the Asylum Club, 

 of Toronto. 



Toe following remarks appear In the New York Herald of April 

 3d, and as they represcnt,.our views, we republish them at this 

 llme;- 



" At last the much-needed and long-wlshed-for Canadian Crick- 

 eters' Association is a certainty, and in the future the annual 

 international match between the United Slates and Canada elev- 

 ens will, in all probability, fully represent the strength of each 

 ntry, which up to this time has not been the case. While this 

 excellent result has been brought through the agency of such old 

 and well known Canadian cricketers as Alderman E. Kennedy, of 

 Hamilton ; Dr. E. \V. Spragge and Mr. H. Totten, of Toronto, and 

 theBev. T, D. PhilPpps. of Ottawa, yet the credit of suggesting 

 and showing the necessity for such an organization and persists 

 in a the. matter before tho cricketing public of Canada 

 is due to the Forest and Stream, of this city. Heretofore the 

 Ciiitco States-Canada match has been played at uncertain peri- 

 ods, although the system of playing the matches alternately In 

 each country has been adhered to. The selection or the teams on 

 either side has never been representative, until the formation two 

 years ago at Philadelphia of the Cricketers' Association of tho 

 United States, since whicli time the American eleven has been 



in. , inn the clubs of the association, and has proven to be as 



representative a one as possible. After the so-called interna- 

 tional match played at. Ottawa last August, the advantages to be 

 derived from having a regularly systematized organization like 

 i he American association were apparent to ail those who had the 

 love of the Canadian game at heart, as without one it was simply 

 impracticable to place an eleven in the field that could ever ex- 

 pect to hold its own. Canadaof late years has not. done herself jus- 

 tice in the cricket field, but now, by careful management and 

 wise selection, she will be able to bring to the fore the men she 

 has so long held in reserve. Her players should be chosen with- 

 out tear or favor, and, under good captaincy, this year's match 

 will probably bo a very close one. 



"Although the new association cannot be said to strictly repre- 

 sent all Canada, yet it justly covers all tho important and princi- 

 pal cricketing centers of the Dominion, only leaving out Mon- 

 treal and Halifax, N. S. The former city was not represented In 

 last year's match and the latter place is too distant to be couuted 

 upon. Cricket for several years has not been played at Quebec 

 or at many of the old cricketing towns in the same Province. 

 This year's United States-Canada match will be played iu this 

 tity or Philadelphia." 



Notes— Cricket in California.— The Western Addition and 

 Laureate Cricket Clubs have joined under the name of theMerion 

 Cricket Club. The f ollowiug officers were elected for the ensuing 

 year: President, C. L. Mathicu ; Vice-President, A.'M. Cox ; Cap- 

 tain, A. Theobald; Secretary and Treasurer, C. B. Hill; Libra- 

 rian, J. Buggies, and Sargeaut-at-Arms, L. Burnett. 



The Coolimbus (Onto) Crickst Club held an informal meeting 

 on March 27th, and it is thought that there will be considerable 

 interest taken throughout the Buckeye State this season. 



The Penlnsltlar Cricket Clcb, of Detroit, held its annual 

 meeting on the 5lh Inst. Full particulars in our next, issue. 



Thb Gbrmantows Cricket Clcb, of Philadelphia, on March 

 26 th held a special meeting at Wilson Hall, Germantown, which 

 was largely attended. The Constitution of t,.e club was re- 

 viseu, twenty-one new members elected, and a Committee Report 

 read, stating that through Bichard Daft a first-class Nottingham 

 proli 3siomt] has been engaged for the season. The following is 

 the list of officers for the season: President, Mr. Thos. Mc- 

 Kcan ; Vice-President, Mr. Sam'l Welsh, Jr.; Seoretary, Mr. F. 

 M. Bissell, 243 South Fourth street, Philadelphia ; Treasurer, Mr. 

 Alex. W. Wister; Directors, Messrs. Ellicot.t Fisher, Alfred Cope, 

 B, Nelson Caldwell, Francis E. Brewster, and T. W. Kimber. 



Whitby Cricket Clttb.— At the annual meeting of the abovi 

 club at K iy'a Hotel, Whitby, Oat., recently, tho following gentle 

 men were elected officers for the ensuing year : President, Judge 

 Dai tnell ; Vice-President, Sir. J. E. Farewell ; Seoretary and Treas- 

 urer, Mr. V. \V . Trousdell ; Executive Committee, Messrs. S. Bay, 

 J. B. Lalng, C. Neurse, C. Sarncy, and H. J. Campbell. 



Junior St. C .athabixes.— The Junior Cricket Club of St. Cath- 

 arines met last week and elected the following officers: Captain, 

 G. Speight; Secretary, E. Miller; Committee, B. McDonald, A. 

 MasqUir, E. Miller. 



Thk Merion Cricket Club, of Ardmore, Pa., at a meeting 

 held March 30th, unanimously agreed to purchase from two 1: 

 four acres more of ground to add to the present ground of flv 

 acres. Thirteen new members were elected. It is^proposed also 

 to add largo additions to tho present club house, and the new 

 grounds urc intended not only to lnoreaae the size of tho cricket 

 ground, but to give ample room for lawn tennis. The Meriun 

 Club is techically " booming." 



QBOKQIJ Wrioht writes us, that cricket promises to be lively 

 in Boston and \ ieinity this season, and the chances are that he 

 will givo up base-bull, attend to his new store.and take up cricket 

 again. 



The Trenton Cricket Club, of New Jersey, will organize for 

 tho season this week. It intends playing a series of games with 

 the Orange, Newark, Paterson, Camden and other clubs in the 

 State during the summer. 



The Hamilton Cricket Clttb held its annual meeting on ihe 

 5thinst. The prospects for a good season were never better, and 

 already a considerable amount of speculation is going on regard- 

 ing the results of the next games with the Young America and 

 Staten Island Clubs. 



—The report that the Hargreave brothers have joined the 

 Girard Club is unfounded, as new business arrangements will, for 

 for thu present, prevent them sparing enough time to play. 



The Came IH AUSTRALIA.— At the cricket match on the Sydney 

 Cricket Association's ground, on Feb. 21st, Alberts vs. Newtons, 

 Alberts scored 8U first innings, with a loss of eight wickets. A. 

 Gregory made 131, A. Decker 73, and Massie 50. 



'i'ai! Manhattan Cricket Club has been trying to arrange its 

 iij all its antagonists of last year. Out of a long list, 

 the Merion and Belmont are the ouly two that have replied. 



The Ottawa Cricket Clcb will hold its annual eleotion for 

 officers ...n the 12th inst. 



Seafortii Cricket Club.— A meeting was held on tt 

 for the purpose of re-organizing the Crescent Cricket Club of Sea- 

 forth, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing 

 year: Patrons, Mr. M. F. Hayes and Mr. A. H. Ireland ; Presi- 

 dent, Dr. Coleman ; Vice-Presidents, Mr. B. J. Geidlestone and 

 Mr. F. Hblmsted Captain, Mr. J. B. Huberts; Secretary, Mr. .1. L. 

 Hareourt: Treasurer, Mr. A. Wilson; Committee: Messrs. H. 

 Cameron, G. Baird . n. on e, J, L, Hacoourt, T.B. Jos- 



lin, J. Watson n.i A. W. Bl( . 



— Horau waj t the wickets about tea hours for his 250 not out. 



—Committees would dp well to consult Bichard Dart's notice in 

 .nother column. 



—The Portsmouth Cricket Club, of New Hampshire, will be 



pleased to hear from all clubs in this vBttnitJ n ".1 visiting 



r England during Ihe coming season. The P. C. C. is a young 

 l.uization and should have the encouragement of the oldet 

 clubs. The secretary is Mr. Samuel Emery, P. O. Box 1,271, Ports- 

 month, N. n. 



Bevolvtng.— Answer to "Cricket."— Xew York, March 23d 

 -If the letter signed " Cricket," in your issue of the 4th inst., is 

 supposed to bo an answer to my letter of Feb. 9th, I should think 

 your intelligent readers will consider it a miserable failure as 

 well as a misconstruction. "Cricket." seems to have gone off 

 "half-cocked" like a rusty gun, tho shot hitting none of the 

 "game" in my letter whatever. If " Cricket. " can read plain 

 English, he will see it was the FOREST ami Stiikam that remarked : 

 "This reform was much needed to protect one or two kindred 

 organizations in this city," and not, my humble Self. Presuming 

 a"Bevolver" (Colt's barred, of course), Is one who belongs to 

 different, clubs, 1 should judge at least throe-fourths of all the 

 cricketers in existence Tare " Revolvers." The Staten island 

 Cricket Club has its share, in fact, 1 think it was starlet by two 

 Or three " Revolvers," Messrs. Moore, Stevens, etc., although I 

 think tho lattor is only rut ex-revolver; then there are '•', . rs ' 

 Moore, Bance, Kilmer, Jones, J. and McEyro Sprite 

 Haiightou, Woolston and 1 dare say many others, all revolvine 

 "lights "of more or less brilliancy, but according to " Cricket," 

 they aro each aud every one calculated to dim the luster of the 

 SiDtt-n Island Club, aud therefore it Is opposed to revolving. 

 What bosh I Judging from the above I should imagine the Staten 

 Island CI ub was very much iu favor of revolving— so is any lover a f 

 the game. I have no doubt overy cricketer in the Marylebone Club 

 (the finest cricket organisation in the world), is what we Ameri- 

 cans call revolvers, and it Is my private cpin ion the more revolvers 

 the botter,and more matches the result. itook at Philadelphia wiih 

 all her cricket ; how many first elevens have ventured as far asNew 



Fork in the last three years? Aud what is a more scr 



tion, how many have gone from New York during the same 

 period? Echo answers: " How?" 



I think a " Kevolving "club would bo a very valuable addition 

 to tho cricketing fraternity of the United States ; they could then 

 revolve all summer and shake up the anti-revolvers, and what 

 would bo the result, think you, beautiful or otherwise to 

 "Cricket?" A Mbmbbb or Maky Clubs. 



Romans ^olntntu 



Papers on Botany.— We are pleased to announce that 

 we shall shortly begin the publication, in the Woman's 

 Column, of a series of papers on field botany, which we 

 are assured will be found entertaining and practically 

 useful by our lady readers. 



Ladies at the Scorn— Jcmestoum, N. Y., March 

 ZVth. — Yesterday afternoon a number of ladies and gen- 

 tlemen assembled at Burns 1 Gallery for rifle practice. 

 One of the gentlemen, Mr. S. N. Ayres, presented as 

 a prize to be shot for by the ladies, a pair of gold 

 bracelets. Ihe terms were fifteen shots each, at Creed- 

 moor target reduced to gallery distance, position off- 

 hand ; possible score 75. Five ladies took part in the 

 contest, whose scores were as follows : — 



Miss May Parkuret 841 Miss. P. Loda Brown 17 



Mrs. Dr. A. P. Ward 01 Mrs. A. F. Warner 32 



Mrs. A.l.Kenner 59 I 



At the close of the shoooting Mr. Ayres presented the 

 bracelets to the winner, Miss Parkhurst, wtth appropri- 

 ate remarks, and judging from the congratulations that 

 followed, all were pleased with the result. Miss Brown 

 and Mrs. Warner are just being " brought out," in rifle 

 practice, which accounts for their scores being so much 

 lower than the others. R. H. B. 



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 disputes about the score. 



— The e inieal-baac shell, au advertisement of which will be 

 found elsewhere, has been tested by a great many 

 during the past year, and has, so far as we learn, met with their 

 approval. The steel-headed shells are safe, and much cheaper 

 than the ordinary make. 



—The Collender billiard tables are generally acknowledged to 

 be the most perfect manufactured. Tho number of tables made 

 specially for private use is largely Increasing. 



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