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BOTTLING AVERAGES. 
—Belfs Life says : Rumor has it that another team of 
Australian cricketers will visit England nest season. 
ARCHERY. 
The New York Archery Club.—T he club had a field 
day at Mount Morris Square, 184th street and Fifth ave¬ 
nue, last Thursday. At 10:30 A.it., a goodly number of 
ladies and gentlemen being already on the ground, the 
shooting commenced and continued with undi min ished 
spirit until 3 p.m. The western lawn of the Park, ob¬ 
tained through the courtesy of the Commissioners of 
Parks, and where the club will hereafter meet, is very 
well adapted for archery practice, and on that day pre¬ 
sented a scene charmingly attractive, and which we hope 
may he oft repeated. The leading scores of 218 on the 
ladies’ side, aud 341 on the gentlemens’, at the American 
Round, speak well for amateurs whose practice dates 
only two months back. 
At the monthly meeting of the club held Saturday 
evening, November 29th, three ladies and four gentlemen 
were elected to membership, and the club voted that a 
handsome tassel be the trophy to be shot for by the ladies 
at their next prize match in December. 
The Toledo Archery Club.—T he gallant archers 
bold, of the Toledo (O.) Archery Club, gave a complimen¬ 
tary dinner to the lady members at the Hotel Madison, 
North Eleventh street. The handsomely engraved bill of 
fare affords conclusive proof that the committee having 
this special meeting in charge acquitted themselves with 
honor to their club. The occasion was thoroughly enjoy¬ 
able throughout, and in its success was a most pleasing 
argument for archery, the pastime of gentlemen and 
ladies alike. Of all its many claims to popularity, the 
game has no greater one than just this adaptability to 
both sexes. It has all the merits of croquet iu this re¬ 
spect, without any of the drawbacks of that still popular 
game. We have enough sports distinctively masculine ; 
and sufficient, too, which should be distinctively femi¬ 
nine. Combining the two, arohery is the game of the 
future. 
The Toledo Club has thirteen lady members and ten 
gentlemen. The prize winners for 1879, with their scores, 
are as follows :— 
Ladies—Double Columbia Round—First prize, Miss 
Helen Baldwin, 93 hits, 426 score: second prize, Miss Belle 
Messinger, 91 hits, 401 score; third prize, Miss Jennie 
Baldwin, 69 hits, 311 score. 
Gentlemen — Double American Round—First prize, Mr. 
D. V. R. Manley, 155 hits, 839 score: second prize. Mr. C, 
R. Messinger, 141 hits, 651 score ; third prize, Mr. H. M. 
Smith, 132 hits, 616 score. 
Wabash Merry Bowmen— Crawfordville,Ind ,—On the 
afternoons of the 19th and 20th of Nov. the club shot the 
Double York Round, with the following result: 
— 100 rtfs— —so ran— — 60 ra»— — Tom — 
Hits. Score. Hits. Score. Bits. Score. Mtts.Se.ore. 
Will H. Thompson 78 326 81 337 47 277 206 940 
Maurice Thompson 68 274 67 313 44 186 179 773 
TUeo. McMechan.. 41 169 42 162 38 174 119 505 
John A. Booe. 33 113 30 112 34 174 103 429 
In a handicap shoot on the same afternoon (the 20thJ 
Mr. Will H. Thompson, shooting twenty-four arrows at 
60 yards, scored 24 hits—160 score. The details were six 
golds : ten reds, six blues, and two blacks. 
On the same two days Mrs. J. Lee and Mrs. M. C. Klein, 
shooting the English Double National Round, scored as 
follows :— 
—60 Fife.— -50 rtfs— 
96 Ai'rows 48 Arrows Total . 
Mrs. John Lee. 54 246 44 198 98 444 
Mrs. M. C. Klein. 87 141 38 140 75 287 
Chicago — Nov. 23ci.—Chicago is not to be behind other 
cities in having an archery range for winter practice. 
Mr. Wilkinson has kin dly given up his entire basement 
on State street for a range, and this lias been fitted up so 
as to make it for all practical purposes almost as good as 
out of doors. The room 13 160 feet long, and ceiling 
about ten feet high. At the front end stands the target, 
backed by three large mattrasses filled with baled hay. 
Near the target on one side is a lamp with large reflector, 
throwing a strong light on the target, while gas lights 
from above light the entire length of the range, so that 
the arrow is visible throughout its flight. The height of 
the ceiling beingso low, a bow of much under forty pounds 
pull is at a disadvantage at the fifty-yard range, it being 
fo4md that at that distance a thirty-five pound bow could 
not send an arrow so that it would strike the target as 
high as the gold. As there are no winds to perplex the 
archer, I shall expect to hear of some fine scores here this 
winter. 
The range was inaugurated last Wednesday evening, 
and I give you the scores made; 30 arrows at each 30, Ju 
and 50 yards. But one scratch was made, and that was 
when one arrow glanced into the gold from the ceiling : — 
30 
ras. 
40 
Yds. 
50 Fife. 
Total. 
Cl. Conklin. 
192 
23 
l«i 
23 
124 
60 
480 
Mr. Hope. 
... 30 
208 
30 
no 
S3 
5 
II. B. Nv ilk in.soli... 
... 529 
26 
148 
to 
115 
74 
430 
W. Conklin. 
i i ' 
27 
m 
21 
117 
74 
Mr. Myers. 
. . . 30 
15)0 
29 
m 
27 
145 
60 
508 
The Messrs. Conklin shot with lemonwood hows of 40 
pounds, Mr. Wilkinson with a 42 pound lance, Mr. Myers 
with a 57 pound Horsman beef wood and lance, and Mr. 
Hope with a 40 pound Horsman lance and hickory. At 
50 yards the heavy 57 pound beef anil lance had the ad¬ 
vantage, as the, archer could shoot without fear of having 
his arrows strike the ceiling. 
E, L, Greer, 
Thanksgiving Archery.— Boston. Nov. 28th .—The 
archers of Boston and vioinity have secured a hall and 
fitted it up for the winter practice of archery, The hall 
is 130 feet long and of a width to accommodate four tar¬ 
gets. 
Thanksgiviug a meet was held. Sides were chosen 
and three rounds of thirty arrows each were shot, ladies 
at 30 and gentlemen at' 10 yards, with the following 
score: — 
1st Round. 2tf Ibntmi. 3tf Round. 
Mr. Plympton, Captain . 117 127 129 
Mr. Worthiugton,.. 141 117 129 
Dr. Dwight. 92 110 148 
Mias Worthington.119 127 111 
Miss A.Ag-er.... . 90 80 51 
MissJ. Ager...-. .105 100 107 
Totals. 634 059 681 
Mr. Lethbridge, Captain.. ... 97 113 187 
Mr. Brownell....179 172 163 
Mr. Woodward. 87 125 137 
Mias R. Wilson. .104 118 101 
MissJ. Wil 80 U . 86 181 93 
Miss Sprague . . 09 62 72 
Total-.-, . ,.'628 721 6(12 
A, N, Drew. 
Highland Park, III., Nov, 25th . — 144 arrows at 60 
yards :— 
1st 24. 2tf 24. M 24. ilk '21. 5th 24. Ctft 24. Total 
Mr. Kyle.. 21 113 20 83 22 114 15 77 IS 86 21 111 H7 589 
Dr. Weston .21 95 19 01 21 91 23 93 28 103 19 97 125 575 
—McHenry C. Carver, of Chicago, who, by his liber¬ 
ality in the expenditure of his own means, and in the 
lavish bestowal of his valuable time, and by his energetic 
management of affairs as', Corresponding Secretary of the 
National Association, deserves the unqualified praise of 
every lover of archery in this country, is now engaged 
in maturing, with the assistance of several other archers 
of note, a plan for the conduct of the next National 
which it is thought will guard against all mistakes of the 
last meeting, mistakes which of course are incident to 
all first meetings upon any large scale. Mr. Carver has 
great originality of mind as well'as executive ability, and 
the archers of the country owe much of the success of 
their favorite pastime to his tireless work in behalf of 
qrchery the past season. 
The Polo Club House.—T he Westchester Polo Club 
have leased a plot of ground at 110th street and Fifth 
avenue, where they will erect a club house and lay out 
grounds for their sport. 
—Chicago, during the past week, held the first of the 
six-day bicycle matches between the great English team 
and well known American riders. At the end of the 
match, Saturday night, the score stood : Cann 855 miles, 
and Stanton 810—total, 1,665 ; G. Harrison 858 miles, 
and Rutland 800—total, 1,658. Thus the victory of the 
English pair was only 7 miles in 1,665, but a 100-mile han¬ 
dicap was placed on the Englishmen. 
tor Copvcspotulcnfs. 
No Notico Taken of Anonymous Communications. 
13?" ITe make no charge for answering inquiries in this column, 
W. W. R., Street Road, Pa.—See our issue of Nov. Utli for full 
list of New York fur dealers. 
Philadelphia. —The correspondent wlio enquires about quail 
and partridges is referred to notice at head of this column. No 
anon’s need apply. 
W. E. H., Meredith Village, N. H.—Can you tell me where I can 
get directions and plan for building an ice boat? Aus. See 
Forest and Stream, Jan. 27tb, 1876. 
C. H., East Saginaw, Mioh—If there is a book published on boat 
building, ploaso inform by return mail where I can get such ? 
Ans. Manual of Yacht and Boat Designing; Boat Building for 
Amateurs: for sale by Orange Judd & Co. N. Y. 
H. B. P., Trenton, N. J.—Will you give me the name, price, and 
place where I can get the best published book on the keeping and 
training of the fox and rabbit hounds ? Ans. “ Notitia Veua- 
tica,” by Robert T. Vyner. YouwUl And it at Henry Miners’, 82 
Nassau street, this city, no doubt. 
S, W. B., Vioksburg, Miss—Please let me know whore I can get 
a pair of thoroughbred harriers to raise from. 1 would prefer to 
have a pair already broken, but would take a pair of live or six 
months old puppies, if I could do no better. Ans. Probably none 
to be had in this country. You will have to import them. 
D. H. S., Riverton, Conn.—I have an English spaniel that had 
the distemper about three years since, and for a year past there 
has a film appeared on his eyes, which partially covers the pupils. 
Please give method of treatment? Aus. Unless the film is cata¬ 
ract, it can he removed!)}’ blowing on it a little powdered burnt 
alum. 
A. E., Bonnersville, La—A party of three or four want to have 
a small boat built to hunt in and go South this winter to Louis¬ 
iana. Wlmt will the law require that such a party shall comply 
with, the boat to bo not Over thirty feet long and run by steam? 
Ans. You require a regularly lioensed pilot and engineer, aud 
official inspection each year. 
P. T. S., St. John, N. B.—I am of the impression that the - mi¬ 
gratory quail havo been successfully introduced into parts of 
Maine. Do you think the experiment would he worth trying in 
this cold climate? Ans. Well worth trying. No one can tell 
how it would succeed until it has been tried. In Maine the birds 
have done well we believe. Sea back flies. 
can bo obtained in New York? Ans. We do not believe that meat 
meal can be procured here, for the reason that there is no large 
manufactory Tor the preparation of meat extract, such as that of 
Professor Liebig iu Europe. 
F. R., Bristol, Conn.— 1 have a halt hound pup, two months olil, 
that, when he walks, .walks on his toes with his knee bowed out iu 
front aud it seems to be very weak. Ans. Bow-legged dogs are 
somelimescured by being put in splints. The best thing you can 
do with yourpuppy is to attend to hisgonoral health, keeping him 
dry and warm and seeing that he gets exercise. A tubiespooeful 
of dodliver oil twieea day will help him. 
W. B. R„ New York.—Is thero any game ou or around the 
Haekensack River, and wlmt part? If so, what kind ? Canid I 
procure a ohart or map of Hackensack River and vicinity, and if 
so, where and what would it cost? Ans. Yellow rail, sora rail, 
English snipe, yellow legs; black ducks, and teal ean be found 
from the bridge up. We suppose General Newton, who has been 
blasting iu the vicinity, has the only true chart. 
Doubtful— 1. Is It lawful, in a pigeon match, where the bird is 
wounded and falls wit hin the boundary, for the shooter to go 
round the bird to gather it ? or is it. as some say, the rule for the 
shooter to walk right up to the bird. 2. Inform me where I can get 
the complete rules of pigeon shooting. Ans. I. The shooter Is al¬ 
lowed to go around the bird? 2. Thero are a great many rules 
used hy different clubs. Captain Bogardus' book, “ Field, Cover, 
and Trap Shooting," contains most of them. 
Wild, Red Bank.— Upon looking over a copy of a New York 
sporting publication X found an article entitled “ Trout Fishing 
In Northern New Hampshire.” I find this article in the “ Ameri¬ 
can Anglers Guide,” by our late practical friend, Thadous Norris. 
Isitnot customary to give credit to such brilliant writers? Ans. 
The publication in question makes nothing of stealing its matter 
without credit, and in turn unjustly charging others with doing 
the same thing. We have long since out it from our exchange list. 
E. W., Danbury, Conn—From your description of the symp¬ 
toms it is impossible for us to say what is the matter with your 
dog. However, we should first give him a dose of aperient medi¬ 
cine, say one ounce of castor oil. If he can be fed with a spoou, 
we should give him heof tea, with say, two drops of wine of iron 
each time he is fed. However, if you have described the symp¬ 
toms rightly he will probably be dead before this reaches you, and 
weshould say he had been poisoned. This query was answered hy 
mail, but q, wrong address having been given the letter was re¬ 
turned. 
S. H., Bneyrus, O.—Will you please givo the rule by which a 
party ordering a gun may designate the desired curvature of 
the stock, without a diagram? I notice in advertisements the 
“ inches drop,” but to an amateur like myself it is enigmatical. 
It requires information to know from, and to, what points the 
measurements are made? Ans. You must.hy trying guns find 
one, the drop of which suits you. Then place along the rib a 
straight stick extending as far as the end of the stock ; then 
measure from the stick to the top of the stock at the heel plate 
and you have the “ drop ’’ of the stock in inches. 
CASHtus, Matteawan, N. Y.—t own a valuable English grey¬ 
hound who is greatly troubled in his breathing. The nostrils 
seem stoppod up and the breath has a foetid Rmell. Thg tonsils 
are somewhat swollen, and occasionally after hot application of 
flaxseed poultice to the nose there is a bloody discharge. The 
lungs stem sound, and when breathing through the mouth, after 
exorcise, there seems to he no trouble. The dog keeps In good 
spirits. Ans. In his present condition it is better that your°dog 
should have rest. Give him at once the following- aperient: 
Calomel, 4 grains; Jalop (powdered), 10 grains; ginger, 1 grain ; 
mix. Give him a Dovers powder three times a day. 
W.E.H., Meredith Village, N. H.— Wand N arc playing erib- 
bage. W plays a tray. N answers with au aoo. W plays a deuce 
and takes three holes for the Sequence of 1, 2,3. N then plays 
another aco and takes six for double sequence. W then plays 
another deuce. Is he entitled to a quadruple sequence or not ? 
Ans. N In playing the second aee is entitled to nothing, as the 
cards then played are 1,2,1. Neither is W entitled to a count 
when he plays the second deuce, as the play is then 2, ], 2 . You 
made hut one oorroet count in your play, and that for the first 
sequence by W, viz.: tiireo holes. Tliore is no such thing ns a 
double sequence in pegging, but only in counting your hand. 
- H- C. W„ Westport, Conn—I have a black-and-tan dog between 
four and five years old. About thirteeu months ago he gradu¬ 
ally lost the use of his legs, his hind ones giving out first, and for 
three weeks they were about useless. He was eared for iu a box 
In the house. Afterwards he gradually improved, and in a week 
or so was on bis legs again. Now ho has a second nttaok. A few 
days ago I noticed that he drew up his legs in his sleep, and a day 
or so after, his hind legs began to grow weak, until now be cannot 
use them. Aus. It is difficult to determine from your diagnosis 
whether your dog is suffering from paralysis or rheumatism. If 
the former is the case, but little cau ho done fop him beyond giv¬ 
ing him small doses of nux vomica, say one grain twice a day. 
Attention to his general diet, and above all a perfeotly warm ami 
dry bed, are essentially nocessary. 
J. L., Jersey City.— My colloydog has some skin disease. He 
scratches himself so much that the hair is nearly all off some 
parts of his body. And all that I can see is small scabs or blotches 
scattered over him about the the size of a three-ceut silver piece ; 
the skin feels very hot to the hand. It has been coming on tu 
him for the last two mouths and I keep washing him with car¬ 
bolic soap. Ans. Stop washing him with carbolic soap at once. 
Give him one good washing with castile soap, and after drying 
well, apply the following ointment: Sulphur sub, 8 oz.; whale 
Qil, 8oz. ; oil of tar, 4oz.; ung. hydrarg, 4 oz.; to be well mixed 
and thoroughly rubbed in. Wash off and ropeat in throe days. 
You would And Glover’s Imperial Mange Cure, to bo had from 
Messrs. Conroy, Bissett & Maileson, of this city, an excellent 
remedy, and save the trouble of having the prescription made up. 
Feed as little meat and as many vegetables as possible. 
T. C. Troy, N. Y.—I want to buy a gun for glass" ball shooting. 
Do yon thinka 10 -guago gun would do more execution than a 
13-guage, both guns being of equal weight ? Would choking one 
or both barrels be necessary? Price, etc.? Ans. Capt. Bogardus 
uses a Scott 10-bore gun. It is customary to choke the barrel 
which you would naturally lire last. Cost of choking, $4 to $5, 
H. P. S., Rahway, N, J.—Can you tali me where in Now York 
can find the back numbers of the Loudon Field on file ? I wish to 
ref er to them for the past three'or four years. Ans. Of August 
Brentano, 27 Union Square, probably, or at the Mercantile Li¬ 
brary ; also at offieo of the Clipper or Spirit of the Times. Wo 
have thorn unbound at this office, but not arranged serially. 
A. M. G., Washington.—Can you inform me where the meat 
meal which forms part of the ingredients and the important- part 
of MetzdorFs dog food, mentioned In last Forest and Stream, 
Montclair Hunt, Montclair, N. J—1. How often should we 
have our breeding bitches whelp ? We imported our beagles at 
considerable trouble and expense and do not care to breed too 
much for fear it would deteriorate either bitches or their prog¬ 
eny? 2. How often should puppies bo washed during cold 
weather? Last suramor we washed our young beagles every 
day, and wo attribute much of our success in preventing diseases 
of all kinds to this practice, Ail our litters turned out well, 
there being no ease of sickness. By the way, through the medium 
of your advertising columns, we found purchasers for every pup 
whelped, and u6w have orders we eonnot Oil. Ans. 1.- Weshould 
not breed Often® than once a year or every other time of coming- 
in season V 2. Wo do not think it is safe to wash puppies in cold 
weather; they are liable to take cold, which would rcsul t iu dis¬ 
temper; and the disease would probably go through the entire 
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