FOREST AND STREAM 
875 
necks. They were in the mill pond (at Dennisville), about 
100 yards from the bridge. 
Of rabbits there are countless numbers ; but gentlemen 
from abroad do not waste time on. them, although very 
many are shot by resident gunners. 
Deer hunting became legal on October 15th, and Den¬ 
nisville and Tuckahoe, six miles north of it, are famous 
points for shooting this graceful and fleet creature. As 
yet we have not heard of the capture of many, although 
venison is already plenty at De nni sville. 
Men accustomed to all the game of the place are to be 
had at Dennisville for the sum of a dollar and a half per 
day; and the Gatzmer House, by Mr. Mackey Williams, 
is a very good hotel, at which particular attention is paid 
to visiting gunners. Mr. Williams is a long resident here, 
familiar with all the needs of sportsmen. The house is 
new, and has been put in fine order in readiness for the 
shooting season. It is widely known to visiting sports¬ 
men of various cites, and the travelling salesmen of New 
5: ork, Philadelphia, Baltimore, etc., can testify gratefully 
to the care all will receive who intrust themselves to its 
protection. Cape Mat. 
New Jersey Foxes. —The mountains about Somerville 
and the Washington Valley are reported to be overrun 
with foxes. There is a corresponding diminution in the 
number of rabbits. Foxes and rabbits are both vermin. 
The New Jersey folks talk of organizing some old-time 
fox-hunts. 
Spruce Run Camp.— Centre Co.,Pa.,Nov, 22d.— I adver¬ 
tised through your columns for one-or two gentlemen to 
join my hunting party some time ago. I had several re¬ 
plies. I accepted two last season, and this season these 
same persons were ready to join my home party. We 
have had elegant sport; have nine deer at our camp. 
The crowd shot seven in one day. We lost two of the 
seven, but got five to camp in one day. We will put that 
shooting against any party. We expect to hunt three 
weeks, as the season will be out. We are anticipating 
fun in full earnest. We have discovered several bears in 
our hunting grounds since the snow fell. They confine 
themselves to the laurel through the day, and come out 
to feed at night: ancf, as we are all too smart to under¬ 
take to follow them, we went to the settlement and 
bought a horse and took him to the ground. The cere¬ 
mony was short; and we left him expecting to see him 
on Monday. We have our traps ready, both spring and 
shooting, and will set them as soon as they commence to 
work on our bait. G. R. B. 
Missouri— Sedalia, Nov. 24th . — The hunting here has 
been almost nil. Quail very scarce, so much so that we 
have about concluded to keep dogs and guns away from 
them. Few chickens coming in, and they are wild. 
Rabbits unusually scarce. One or two Huntington parties 
have gone for a from one to two weeks’ hunt in adjacent 
hills of the Osages, but report game scarce and bag light. 
Occident. 
Indiana — Indianapolis , Nov. 24th .—Weather lovely. 
Last week Harry Bates, Will Sharpe and Charley 
Fletcher shot about two hundred ducks, most of them 
mallards, near Crown Point, this State. J. F. 
Oregon— Portland, Nov. 11th .—Had a very fair day on 
the 9th. Went over to the Columbia Bottom, about seven 
mil es from here, and although without a dog, brought to 
bag 14 ducks and 9 snipe; killed a number of ducks 
that I was unable to find in the tules. Game very plenty 
now—geese, duck and snipe in abundance, and occasion¬ 
ally a swan. Multnomah. 
—Earl Grosvenor, the eldest son of the Duke of West¬ 
minster, started from San Francisco for the Yosemite 
Valley a few days ago, and will take a turn at the deer 
and grizzlies—that is, if the grizzlies do not decide to 
take a turn at Earl Grosvenor,.the eldest son of the Duke 
of Westminster. 
Florida —Otter Creek, Levy Co., Dec. 4th .—We are 
having some fine sport hunting and fishing. If there is a 
place in the United States that is full of game it is Gulf 
Hammock, where the Captain’s house is located, and a 
finer stream of water never flowed than flows past here. 
It abounds with bass, sheepshead, and other gamey fish. 
While I write the Captain’s colored man is coming across 
the lawn in front of the house, with a bear cub and deer 
on his back, the bear weighing 12 pounds and the deer 
llOpounds, You have only to visit here to be convinced 
of what Isay. S. Y. McF. 
SHOOTING MATCHES. 
Maine — Topsham, Nov. 27 th ,—Riverside Club: Bogar- 
dus trap: 18 yards rise: — 
Keyes. 01111011010110 1-10 
A. Q. Goud . I I 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 l 0-13 
Hall.01 1001 101101010-8 
Stetson.001 1 10001001010 —8 
To rlt . 1 i ] a i i i i () l i i o 1 0—11 
Winslow. 101011 110 11001 1-10 
C. Gourd. 1 l 1 l o 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1-13 
W. A. S. 
Stamford Gun Club.—T he Stamford Connecticut Gun 
Club bad a pigeon match on Thanksgiving Day, in which 
the following parties took part and made the following 
scores 
Filled. 
Craine. 1001111111 8 
A. II. Smith.1 11010 1111 8 
S.W.W. Smith . 1101101001 8 
Rums.0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 
Ootliout.II 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 
Taylor . 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 
Tie shot off: — 
Graine. 1 0 01 A. H. Smith.0 1 0 
Divided. ' 
New York Gun Club.—B ergen Point, N J.,Nov. 21th. 
—Sweepstakes of $25 each, 25 birds, handicap rise; five 
traps; New York Gun Club rules :— 
E.G. Murphy. 30 111111111111 * 1111 * 11111 * 1-22 
W. Murphy ,30 1111110 0 1 11 0 1 1 1111111111 1-22 
Dr. Wilson... 30 11011111111*1110101111111—21 
J. Bond.25 100111110111011111111101 1—20 
E. S. Adams.. 27 1 0 1 1 1 11 1 0 * 1 * 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 wd. -It 
The Murphy brothers divided, , 
i i 
Sweepstakes $2 each; 5 birds ; handicap rise; five 
traps ; New York Gun Club rules : — 
W. Murphy. . 30 1 1 1 1 1—1 
Beblin.29 1111 1-1 1 1 1 1 l 1 
E. S. Adams .. . 27 
J. Bond . 35 
W. Jackson.28 
E. G. Murphy.30 
King^ .- . 20 
Dr. Wilson.30 
Cleveland .. 25 
J, Long.20 
Mr. W. Murphy and Mr. Reblin divided. Mr. Jackson 
took second and Dr. Wilson third money. 
Sweepstakes, $2 each: 7 birds; handicap rise; five 
traps, and New York Gun Club rules : — 
E. S. Adams . 27 * 1 
Dr. Wilson.30 1 1 
E. Salmon.28 ‘ 
11-11. 
1 1-0 
0 1-1 1 
1111 *— 1 0 
10 11 1—0 
10 10 1-1 
011 1—0 
0 10 0 withdrawn. 
J. Bond. 
King. 
J. Long .. 
Dr. Benjamin. 
1110 
Oil 
...28 0 1 1 
... 25 0 1 0 
1 1 1—1 1111 
* 1 1—1 1110 
111—11110 
111—1110 
Mil 
10 10 
'00 
The day’s sport concluded with a sweep at 10 glass 
balls, revolving trap, that was won by Mr. Edgar Mur¬ 
phy breaking 9 out of 10. Mr. Murphy then shot a 
match with Dr. Wilson at 10 glass balls and won, break¬ 
ing 8 out of 10, against Dr. Wilson’s 6 out of 10. 
Nov. 29th .—Regular Saturday meeting. Sweepstakes of 
25 birds each ; 80 yards rise, 5 traps 5 yards apart: Hor- 
lingham rules:—Mr. Murphy killed 81, missed!; Mr. 
Knowles killed 15, missed 10 Mr. E. Zabriskie killed 8, 
missed 8 and stopped. 
The same men then competed in a ten-bird match for 
a pool of $30, Mr. Murphy again winning, killing 10 
birds straight at 80 yards, Messrs. Knowles and Zabmkie 
killing 7 each. 
A seven-bird sweepstakes, handicap rise, followed. 
Messrs. Zabriskie and Knowles, at 30 yards, killing all; 
Mr. E. Murphy, 30 yards, 6; Mr. W. Stone, 26 yards, 5 ; 
Mr. W. Godfrey, 30 yards, 5 ; Col. Butler, 30 yards, 5 ; 
Mr, M. Jackson, 26 yards, 5; Mr. Soule, 30 yards, 2. The 
tie shot off, “ miss and go out,” gave the first money to 
Mr. Zabriskie andlthe second to Mr. Knowles, 
A sweep of five birds followed. Messrs. M. Soule, E. 
Murphy and R. Knowles, each at 30 yards, killing 5 ; 
Messrs. W, Godfrey, E. Zabriskie and Col. Butler, 30 
yards, 4 ; Mr. M. Jackson, 26 yards, 4 ; and Mr. Stone, 26 
yards, 3. The shoot-off resulted: First money to Mr, 
Soule and second money to Mr. Murphy. 
The sport closed with a five-bird match between Mr. 
Jessie Dodd and Mr. C. Shields, for $20 a side. The birds 
were especially selected for the match. Each man shot 
at 31 yards, Messrs. Dodd and Shields killing 2 each. The 
shoot-off gave Mr, Shields the match. 
Fountain Gun Club —Parkville, L. I., Nov. 19 th.— 
The fifth average monthly contest of the Fountain Gun 
Club, at 7 birds each; to shoot 3 birds at 21 yards ; 2 
birds at 26 yards, and 2 birds at 31 yards; 80 yards 
boundary ; 1£ ounces of shot; from two H and T plunge 
traps ; the use of one barrel only allowed ; club rules :— 
Killed. 
H. Smith. 1110111 6 
J. Slane.. 1 1 
Eddy . 1 1 
Sleover. l l 
M.-Mahon.1 1 
W. Hunter. I l 
Sheridan.1 l 
Lemkeu. 1 0 
Watts. l 0 
Conover. 1 1 
Bush. 1 0 * * * „ „ 
Knvenhall.0 0 0 1 1 0 1 
Byrue. 1 0 0 0 1 0 fl 
White.0 1 0 0 0 1 O' 
Fountain Gun Club .—Parkville, L. I., Nov. 27 th.— 
First sweepstakes, $2 entrance, at 3 birds each ; 25 yards 
rise; 80 yards boundary ; from five ground traps ; 11 en¬ 
tries :— 
10 0 1 
1110 
10 0 1 
10 0 1 
1 0*1 o* 
110 1 
1111 
0 0 0 1 
Killed. I 
11 3 I +Mr. Sleover.. 
3 i Mr. Deacon.. 
2 +Mr. Wartou . 
2 | M r. Jtadson... 
2 Mr. Lamken.. 
Killed. 
10 1 
0 1 1 
0 1 1 
0 10 
ooo 
♦Mr. Smith . 1 
♦Mr. Wise .1 1 
tMr. Eddy.1 o 
tMr. WJngert.1 1 
tMr. Bush.0 1 
tMr. Burroughs.0 1 
♦Divided first and second money. 
tDlyided third money. 
Same^ Day.—Second sweep, $2 entrance, at 3 birds 
each; go yards rise; fifteen entries: — 
Filled. 
Filled. 
tMr. Burroughs.Oil 
+Mr. Sleover.0 I. i 
tMr. Lamken.o 1 l 
tMr. Bush.. 1 o 1 
tMr. Hobson.0 1 1 
tMr, Bergen.0 1 1 
Mr. Wise.0 0 0 
♦Mr. Wingert. .. 1 
♦Mr. Conover.1 
♦Mr. Eddy.1 
♦Mr. Phillips.. l 
♦Mr. Rogers . 1 
tMr. Smith.1 
tMr. Madison.1 
tMr. Nostraud . 0 
♦Divided first and second money. 
tDivided third and fourth money. 
Rochester Gun Club.—T he final meeting of the club 
for season of ’79, had a good day and track on the 19th 
out at Culver Park, fourteen mombers being present, with 
a stiff breeze from the East. Six out of the fourteen used 
Dittmar; Card’s revolvers placed 5 yards apart; 18 
yards rise:— 
tllOlll 1 0 1100001001 1—12 
l 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0-13 
00001111001010100001—8 
11111101111010111 0 1 0-15 
1101101011111101101 1-15 
11100110011111 1 1001 o— IB 
10 0 10 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 11 0 111 1-14 
0 0 1 1 10 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 -. 
11111101010 11011011 1-15 
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1—7 
100111110 noil 0 10011 -13 
0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0—12 
- — -. 00000000 0 0000100000 0-1 
Angell. 00000 1 10010000001 10 0—5 
Ties on 15 : — 
.. Oil 
Briggs. 
Butts. 
M. Munich.. 
Stearns. 
G. Raymond_ 
E. D. Raymond 
F. Ward. 
H. Ward. 
A. Smith. 
Sol don . 
Torranco. 
Webb . 
Oothout 
G. Raymond, wins first prize. 
Ties on’14: — 
J. Ward. 0 111 1—l|H.Ward.1 0 
F, Ward wins second prize. 
Butts wins third prize. 
Ties on 13 :— 
Butts. 1 1 1—3 1 Torrance. 
E.Raymond. ,.. 0 0 0—0 | 
Ties on 12:— 
Briggs. i i i _3 1 Webb ..i 
Briggs wins fourth prize, 
Brooklyn Gun Club— Dexter Park, L. I., Nov. 25th. 
—Regular monthly shoot for the Colt guu, shot for at 10 
birds each; handicapped rise; 80 yards boundary. Club 
rules:— 
Stevens. 28 
Leroy. 24 
Eddy. 25 
Barker. 24 
11 i l 1 1 it H l u 
111101111111*0 
1101111111110 
1111100111 
Jersey City Heights Guns Club.— Marion, Nov. 
28th .—First event a $2 sweep ; 10 entries : 5 ground traps ; 
5 yards apart; 5 birds each ; 25 yards rise. $10 to first; 
$7 to second, and $5 to third ; was won by Haddon who 
took first, Toffy, Hughs and Toffy second, Newbold and 
Heratage third ; with the following score : — 
Haddon . 11111-5 
D. Toffy .11110-4 
W. Toffy. 11011-4 
Hughs . 110111-4 
Newbold.10101-3 
F. M. 
Heratage. 11001—si 2 
Thompson. 00011—2 3 
Hill.10100—2 3 
Dugan. 00010—1 4 
Wanton.10 101-2 3 
Second contest.—Same conditions with 12 entries ; $12 
to first; $8 to second ; $4 to third ; won by Heratage, 
Cadmus, and Hughs, second; Hill and W. Toffy, third ; 
score: — 
Hughes.. 
Cadmus . . 11111—5 
Heratage .11111—5 
Haddon.10111—4 
Hill .11011—4 
D. Toffy .10011-3 
F. ill. F. 31. 
1111 1-5 0 I W. Tolly .0113 0—3 2 
0 Walton . ...00110—2 3 
0 | Newbold . 10 010—2 3 
1 [ Thompson.- 0 0 01 1—2 3 
1 T. Hughs. 11000-2 3 
2 I Dugan. 0 0 010—1 4 
The third sweep brought 13 shooters to the trap, a 
strong wind blowing across the field, and the birds were 
carried rapidly to the right, quartering from the trap, 
which gave a fine chance to decide the merits of the 
shooters. Heratage was the only one who succeeded in 
getting a straight score, which he did by grassing his 
birds in fine style, and taking first, $13 ; Hifi took second, 
$8, and Thompson and Haddon third money, $5 ; 
score:— 
Heratage. 
Hill. 
Cadmus. 
Hughes. 
Saunders . 
Wilms. 
D. Toffy. 
W. Toffy . 
Haddon. 
Thompson . 
Bergen . 
T. Hughs. 
Newbold . 
-11111-6 
. 1 10 1 1—4 
. 0 111 1-4 
...10111-4 
. 1111 0-4 
. 1110 1—4 
. 110 1 1—4 
. 10 11 1-4 
.0 0 11 1-3 
.... 1011 0—3 
.1110 0-3 
.... 10 0 11-3 
. ..11011—3 
0 
Raritan Shooting Club.— Keyport. N. J\, Nov. 27 th. 
Regular monthly shooting contest for the badge. Only 
six members of the club stood before the trap to com¬ 
pete for the badge. The following is the score ; plunge 
traps:— 
Ous. Maurer ... 
B.F.S. Brown.. 
Robert Waltt... 
W. Holmes. 
H..1. McCabe... 
George Waltt... 
.11111 
1 1-1 
1 1-0 
1 0— 
Rise. Kitted. 
.0111111— 
The conditions of the contest were seven birds each, handicap 
rise; birds to be sprung from a plunge trap, and Raritan Rules to 
govern all other points. 
Philadelphia Gun Club.— Andalusia, Nov. 21th . — 
Closing contest for club cup. The prize is shot for four 
times during the year, and the member who succeeds in 
killing the greatest number of birds in those matches is 
declared the winner, and the cup becomes his personal 
property. The cup had previously been shot for on the 
22d of February last, Good Friday, and on July 4th. Dr. 
Kinney was the winner, having killed in the four con¬ 
tests a total of thirty-six out of f@rty birds :— - 
Yards. 
Mr. Baldwin.25 1111110 1 
Dr. Kinnoy _ 
Mr. G. C. Carson . 
Mr. Harrison. 
Mi-. Moore. 
Mr. H. Carson. 
Mr. Wethercll_ 
.25 
110 11111 11 
1110111011 
1011111011 
11 01011111 
11011100 0 1 
1110 011100 
Sweepstakes, $3 entrance ; first miss out:— 
Yards. Killed. 
Mr. C. H. Townsend.25 1 l l 
Mr. F. G. Ellis.29 1 1 1 
Mr. Rogers.27 110 
Mr. R. Ellis.28 l 0 
M r. H. Carson.27 1 u 
Mr. C. MaeAllister.29 0 
Mr. DLvey. ‘25 0 
Messrs. Townsend and F. G. Ellis divided. 
Yds. Filled. I Yds. Kitted. 
Mi-. R. Ellis.28 1 1 1 Mr. F. G. Ellis. .30 10 
Mr. O. H. Townsend 20 III Mr, C. MaeAlIistor .. 29 (1 
Mr. Rogers.27 1 0| 
Messrs. R. EUis and Townsend divided, 
Yards. 
Mr. C. MaeAllister.29 
Mr. H. Carson.27 
Mr. K. Ellis.29 
Mr. C. H. Townsend.27 
Mr. F. G. Elite.30 
Mr. Rogers. .27 
Messrs. R. Carson and Mae Al lister divided. 
Yards Rise. 
Mr. F. G. EUis .30 1 1 
Mr- C. MaeAllister.30 
Mr. C. H. Townsend. 27 
Mr. H. Carson.2S 
Some time during the month of Dec. a match has been 
arranged between General E. Burd Grubb and 5b-. C. 
MaeAllister against two gentlemen from any part of the 
United States, whose names have not been announced 
as yet, to shoot at fifty buds each; thirty yards rise. 
Ohio— Cincinnati, Nov. 22d ,—Fourth contest between 
two of the members of the CineinnatiShooting and Fish¬ 
ing Club for a club prize, Bates & Baum traps, with 
screen ; rise, 18 yards ; 20 balls:— 
Kitted. 
Ill 
l i l i l u 
111110 
Aberdeen Gun Club. —Aberdeen, Miss., Nov. 13 th. Uth, 
and loth ,—The Aberdeen Gun Club held a pigeon shoot¬ 
ing tournament, during; the Fan - of the Mississippi Ex¬ 
position Association. The contests were open to all am¬ 
ateurs. The first day was fair, but a high south-west w ind. 
The second day was very unfavorable. High wind with 
a storm, changeable with sunshine and heavy rain showers* 
but the boys stood it well, The third day a heavy storni 
