w 



iES% x '(and^Istream. 1 



49 



pitiatml §<tstmm. 





CRICKET. 



New York, vs. Belmont, of Phila- 

 ug. IS.— The score was as follows: 



ST. OHGBGE'S. 

 First Innings. 

 Ford, c North, b Gilclu-ist 8 



iL o iionatdsou, i) Gilchrist « 



,' 2 X 



1 nllins, b Yarnall i-"t 



•writhe, c Yaruall, b Gilchrist ? 



i. -I in, I) fiilchrisl 16 



evens, not out '"' 



Dot., ivol 11 



limr, dill ni.l play " 



'lid noi play " 



w lies, 15 »s 



T()lal 310 



linns Scored ai, the Fall of Each Wicket. 



. . 3d. -ltli. 5th. «th. 7th. 8th. 9th. 10l.li. 



[,.„..,/ ■>> .. i; ITT 222 309 — 340 



BELMONT. 



First liming. 



W Konaldson, run out J 



■Hlulirist, e Hosford. b Marsh I 



H Yiirnall. c Wet.ham. b Moman " 



tS Woiilnni.ii, li Moerau •-'• 



SEoll'ms, bb w b Marsh " 



fl&orth, o Giles, b M arali 3 



■Bittgstreth, b Moerau 1 



^■wnliurst, run out ° 



\V M OUristy, u Giles, b Marsh ••- 5 



■. :m. b Marsh » 



JLillh', not out 



Total 27 



Runs Scored ill, the Fall of Kach Wicket. 

 1st. 2(1. 3d. 4tH. 6th. 6th. Till. 8th. 9th. 10th. 

 4jrst~ . . « T 11 16 IS 21 '22 22 22 27 — 27 



Canada— SUi/mr, Ont., Aug. 14.— Oolligwood vs. Stay- 

 ncr; draw game. 

 Kington, Aug. 15.— Montreal vs. Kingston; won by latter 



by one inning and 11 runs. 



2skw Jersey— Long Branch.— A three -mile swimming race 

 fflffies place to-day between James Cunningham and J. H. 

 svho recently defeated Coyle. 



Caledonians.— At the meeting of the North American 

 United Caledonian Association, held at Albany, Aug. 16, 

 Jersey Citv was selected as the place for the next annual 

 nieeli'ng. The officers for the ensuing year are : Pres., J. B. 

 Mclntyre, St. Catharines, Ont.; First Vice-Pres., Alexander 

 Campbell', Jersey City, N. J. : Second Vice-Pres., Chief Fain, 

 Hamilton, Oat. ; Sec. George Bertram, Philadelphia, Pa. ; 

 Assistant Sec, Robert Hendric, Albany, N. Y. ; Treas., 

 Thomas W^ddell, Pittson, Pa. 



Harlem Atiiletio Clttb. — The entries for the games to be 

 held Sept. 1 close on the. 25th inst., instead of on the 18th, as 

 y announced. 



Amateur Attit/etios — Ravenswood, L. I., Aug. 20. — 

 Uaudieap games; open to all amateurs; for prizes of gold 

 medals. Summary: 



the Hammer.— GDParmly, Princeton College, 79ft Uin; 



., ; C W Horton, Harlem Athletic Ciub, 51ft 7in. 

 Fool Knee itoyards— Entries— J Killeen, scratch; H Casper, •/, 

 utari m!. ■-. :>n yards; F Birch, 30 yards ; W From 30 yards. Won by 



. I ,",.". .;«:' : .. 



Ow Unndred Yards Dash— First heat won by J A Henry in 11 sec- 

 onds ; 11 sieinert, second. Second Heat— Head heat between H B W T il- 



l;iW - , „ , . „ 



Two-mile Walk, open only to subscribers to the grounds— Entries— W 

 H Bitrne« scratch- W Wright and M 11 Birch, 1 minute; JVam 

 ^Second's start, Won by Barnes in 17m 10s ; second, Vanderhoff, in 



dred Yards, final heat— H B Wilson, first; H G Stemert, second. 



Huiug^heShot-C 1) Parmly, 31ft 10in ; H B Wilson. 30ft sin ; CW 



Five-mile Walk— Entries— 11 Armstrong, of the H A C at scratch ; W 

 , ier of New York, R 11 Pebon, of Greenpoint, and John Smith, 

 f i | li i Club, all of whom received %y z minutes start of 



g. Van Riper won the match in 46m 3s. 



A Mexican Athlete. — They do these things better in 

 according to a veracious New Orleans paper : 



A young Mexican picked up eighteen eggs by holding 

 them like an eye-glass between his cheeks and his nose, and 

 Kpasited them in his ear without using his hands ; then broke 

 ■ .-. between his knees and beat them into a foam with a 

 fork held between his toes ; then peeled ten lemons with his 

 teeth while standing on his head, and ran a quarter of a mile 

 on his bend, while he mixed the eggs and lemons in a large 

 punch-bowl ; then, without taking off his coat, be caught up 

 with the southern-bound fast train, ran with it two miles, 

 during which he uncorked a bottle of whiskey, mixed it in 

 with The other ingredients and gave several of the passengers 

 a drink through the windows, and then hopped back to the 

 Starting-point, holding the empty punch-bowl extended on the 

 Bus- ley, accomplishing the entire series of feats in ten min- 

 a half. 



§,nsm\n to i^atyt^ondmis. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



iV. W. d Milton, Pa.— See answer to J. W. S., in this column. 



3 1 its, Worcester.— Deer may be killed in Mass. from Oct. 

 to Dec, 1 after 1880. 



iRtiv, Pa.— I would like to know the size of a 500 yard Creedmoor 

 Ans. fixe feel. 



:t,il<ek, City. -The book you mean is Hallock's "Sportsman's 

 leer." It fills the bill exactly. Price $3.00. For sale at this office 

 i. n. II., Urbana, O.— What will remove rust or tarnish from the in- 

 .! barrels? Ana. Kerosene. 



L. L., New York.— 1. Please tell me what is the price of a Remington 

 i. i carbine. 2. Which country first used sliding seats in 

 us. 1. $16. 2. United States. 



rastraa, N. H.— Does the Game and Fish law of New York 



.f speckled trout after September 1? Aus. Yes, 



. itiber 1, to Aprill, under a penalty of $25 for each Osli. 



S. l.. N. r Milieu, N. J.— Is it considered good penetration to break 50 



sheets with a Soott gun, 50 yards, ordinary charge of powder, No. 6 



shot. Target, two newspapers folded B2 thicknesses, each tacKed in each 



W. H. T., Syracuse.— Which do you consider the best $50 breeeu- 

 Iqadlng shot, gun in use 1 Aus. We do not make distinctions between 

 makers. 



J. H. N., Bridge port, ('(.—The pedigree business Is in the bauds of I,. 

 II. Smith, ol Strathroy, Chairman Com, on Pub. N. A. K. C. and by liim 

 dr-iigaied to Arnold Surges, of Hillsdale, Mich., Who is compiling the 

 Club book. 



Stuart's. Tackle.— We have at last found out about Stuart's tackle. 

 If consists of l.liree hooks, one above the other, on a single sued. For 

 salo by Bradford & Anthony, of Boston. 



D. P. S., Glen's Falls. N. Y.— Tour description of your dog's ailment, 

 js altogether too meagre to judge from. Please, observe the note at the 

 Head of our Kennel column, and govern yourself accordingly. 



D. Z., Bath, N. V.— Is there any work that gives a description of the 

 flora of Texas? Ans. The Mexican Boundary Commission Report, 

 and tin, Pacific. Railroad Survey arc most. completi 



0. M. P., Mechanic's Falls.— I have, a setter pup six months old that 



nuked in, nt, tegs. Please answer through your paper what to 



dolor liim and what was the cause of crooked legs'," Ans. You can do 



nothing. There are several causes for such deformities too numerous 



to mention. 



N. B, S., Natch booties, La.— In the Fokest and Stream of July 20' 

 appears an advertisement of Camp's Automatic Cartridge Loader. Is 

 it what, it, is claimed to be anil worth the price? Ans. We have seen 

 I 1 article, consider it very good for that purpose, and think it is worth 

 i he price (JS). 



J. W. S., Suubury, Pa.- -How can small game be put up in sealed 

 cans so that it, will not spoil during warm weather? 2. Can blackbirds 

 be caught in a. net, and how ? A us. Yes, in the same manner as other 

 meats. 2. Yes, with the usual clap nets. 



J. J. H., Philadelphia.— Would you please give me a remedy for get. 

 ting rid of fleas and lice on dogs? Ans. Use Caswell, Hazard & Go's 

 Juniper Tar Soap to wash with, and apply powdered leaves of thepy- 

 rethrwm rasw/l, Which may be had of Lazell, Marsh & Gardner, No. 10 

 Gold Street, this city. 



Leadek, Baltimore.— 1. What reputation has Beckwitli, of London, as 

 agunmaker? 2. Where can I procure the best style of wading shoes 

 with hobs? Ans. 1. Don't know him. 2. Frank Thomson, of 301 B'way, 

 N. Y. can supply yon. 



R. E, R., Ferrisburgh, Vt.— Please give the close time for black bass 

 in the State of New York, especially as regards Lake Cliamplain? Aus. 

 Sec. 22 reads, " No person Shall kill or expose for sale, or have in posses- 

 sion after the same has been killed, any black bass, Oswego bass or mas- 

 kelonge between the 1st of January and 20th of May." 



L. D, S., Germantown, Pa — We do not know the gun referred to. 

 Write to the parties. The route to Moosehead Lake is via Eastern R. ft. 

 from Boston, to Dexter or Guilford, thence stage. Fare for round trip, 

 S15. Or, you may go via steamer from Boston to Portland. You will 

 tind trout fishing.and in the noighborhood,deer, bears, ducks, grouse,etc. 



Wild Pigeon, City.— Can you inform me the best time for Shooting 



wild pigeons, and where they can be found in greatest quantity within 

 50 miles of New York City 2 Ans. Wild pigeons are very uncertain in 

 heir movements, and may be found bere to-day and there to-morrow. 

 Fall shooting of pigeons is best in September and October. Wo know 

 of no place within the distance named that is notoriously abundant as 

 regards this game. 



J. S., Pittsburgh, Pa.— 1. Where can I obtain a copy of the " Pocket 



Geologist and Book of Minerals." 2. Does the " Sportsman's Gazetteer" 

 tell the localities where fur-bearing animals are found, etc. Ans. 1. 

 From F. H. Smith, 64 Lexington street, Baltimore, Md. 2. Yes, price 

 $3.00 for sale at tins office. 



1. What will it cost to have the first eight volumes of Forest and 

 Stream bound ? 2.1 intend to visit Canada next month ; will I have to 

 pay duty on my shot-gun? 3. WTiat fish hatcheries can 1 visit on my 

 way to Kingston? Ans. 1. $1.50 per volume. 2. No, not by obtaining a 

 certificate from the U. S. Customs where you cross to the effect that you 

 intend to return it to the States within a reasonable time. 3. At Po- 

 kagon, or Detroit, Michigan. 



W. E. D., Lower Brule Agency, Dakota.— My pointer bitch was lined 

 by a greyhound. The litter of course will be deplorable mongrels. If 

 she is subsequently lined by a pointer will the ilrst or present lining 

 have any effect upon future progeny? By some it is maintained that it 

 will, by others that it will not; which? Ans. If this is the lirst time she 

 has been lined all her future progeny aro likely to be marked. If not 

 the chances are lessened. 



C. C. C, Connersvllle, Ind.— I have an English gun stamped "Frin 

 Cock, Paris and London." Is the firm one of note? Can you recom- 

 mend their maue ? Is Nichols & Lefever guns American or London 

 make ? Can you recommend their make ? Do you prefer a pointer or 

 setter for email ? Ans. We know nothing of any such firm. Ameri- 

 can. See advertising columns for best makers ; either is good. 



MICHIGAN, N. Y.-Where can I obtain good sport in northern and west- 

 ern Mich.? Ans. Take Grand Rapids and Indiana R. R. at Fort Wayne 

 Indiana, Kalamazoo, or Grand Rapids, Mich. All along the route good 

 shooting and fishing may be found. In the Manistee are grayling, at 

 Petoskey, the present terminus of the road, good trolling for Mackinaw 

 trout may be had, and at Kalkaska good trout fishing is found. Ruffed 

 grouse are abundant throughout the forest, and also spruce partridge, 

 hares, and now and then sharp-tailed grouse. Myriads of wild fowl are 

 found later in the season on the inland lakes. 



G.C. W., Brookville, Ks.— In your paper of July 26, you say to pre 

 vent a bitch coming in heal give five grains powdered excissicated 

 alum in water night aud morning. Will you please tell me in your next 

 how many doses to give — whether live grains a day or twice a day, and. 

 if it is to be given at commencement of the bitch coming in heat, or 

 when the proper time is to give it ? Ans. G ivc live grains at each dose, 

 dissolved in water. Give at first indication of the oestrum and continue 

 three days. If it does not answer by that time, there is no use of eon- 

 inuing it. It is a very uneerta in remedy at best. 



H. H. S., Tampa., Fla.— I have a Parker gnu nine aud a half pounds' 

 thirty-two inch barrels, twelve bore at. the muzzle, but larger every- 

 where else— that is, it widens from the muzzle toward the breech. Now) 

 buck shot that chambers in the muzzle lies so loose y in the shell (brass" 

 that. 1 am compelled to put a wad between each layer of shot and there 

 fore can't use the quantity I would wish, and the shooting is anything 

 but good and the Shotwedge in the shell if put in loosely. The gun 

 shoots all kinds of small shot, to perfection. Will you kindly enlighten 

 me as to how 1 shall load? Aus. Load just as you have been doing ; it is 

 the only proper way. If you cannot get in shot enough get longer shells. 



G. M. S., Westboro, Mass.— Please inform me of the duck-shooting at 

 Currituck Sound, N. C, and inform me of the name of some responsible 

 hotel keeper and guide to whom I can refer to ; also, whether I can ob- 

 tain boats and decoys there, or whether I shall take them with me. Ana. 



Duck shooting is good in season. Everything needed can be found at the 

 club house of the Currituck Shooting and Fishing Club, when 

 board may be obtained, etc. Hallock's "Sportsmens Gazetteer" gives 

 full information. Price $3, For sale at this office. 



K. A. S., Philadelphia.— I have a Skye terrier puppy thirteen weeks 

 old which is in a very dangerous condition. He is very small, weighs 

 but thirteen ounces and has got the distemper very bad. What can I do 

 for him. He walks with great difficulty and his breathing is labored. 

 Aus. A rational treatment of so-called distemper cannot be given iu 

 these columns as it would Occupy too much space. You may give, how- 

 ever, y„ grain of muriate of ammonia and }£ grain of leptandrin every 

 two hours, using Bmall doses of quinine when pulse is high. The book 

 you want is Hallock's " Sportsman's Gazetteer," which will teach you 

 how to treat the dog and give all other information you desire regard- 

 ing breeds, eto. 



S. D. H., Allentown, Pa — I have a setter bitch two and a half years 

 old will, canker; shakes her head considerably; have bathed it with 

 solution of sulphate of copper. It relieves her for the time ; cannot I 

 cure her permanently! it so, how? Ans. lhe sulphate of copper 

 treatment is useless. Give the dog drops of Donovan's Solution in, 

 water three times a day, taking care not to give on an empty stomach. 

 As you do not say Whether the canker is external or internal, we can- 

 not prescribe further. If you will follow the directions to be found in, 

 Hallock's Gazetteer you can cure your dog permanently. Wash your 

 dog with juniper tar soap (Caswell's), and wash the ear withcastile 

 soap and tepid water, by means of a P. P. syringe. 



F. G. S.— Can any of the men of science contributing to your valuable 

 paper give me any information in regard to the mussels of the Ohio 

 River and its tributaries? How many varieties are there and are they 

 all edible, and if so at what season of the year? Ans. We presume that 

 the bivalves referred to belong to the genus TTniool which very many 

 species have been described; a majority of them aro probably merely 

 varieties. For information concerning the genus consult Biuney's 

 " Fresh Water Mollusks," the publications of the Philadelphia, Academy 

 of Sciences and of the American Philosophical Society in which Dr. 

 Isaac Lea has described many species. See also Gould's Invertebrates 

 of Mass. The Naturalist's Agency, Salem, Mass., fean supply the above 

 works. ' 



Constant Reader, Rouse's Point.— PI ease inform me as to the bird 

 I have killed, etc. 2. Also let me know what will make my dog cat? 

 He has no appetite. He is quite thin, and his coat looks bad. 3. Lei me 

 know also where I can procure game laws of this State and what they 

 cost. 4. Please let me know what to do for my dog. ne got bit on the 

 lip and I let it go too long till now it is a running sore and it begins to 

 swell. What will make a dog fine in his coat? Ans. 1. Your descrip- 

 tion is entirely too meagre to decide from. The description as given 

 applies to nearly all the waders at some stage of their existence. De- 

 scribe bill and feet and all the markings. 2. Cannot tell what is the 

 matter with your dog from your description. You can get a copy of the 

 game laws at this office; price fifteen cents. S. Touch it lightly with 

 lunar caustic, then apply the following: Mercurial chalk, ten grains; 

 powdered snb. carbonate of lead, three grains; powdered wiilow char- 

 coal, five grains; simple cerate one half ounce, made into an ointment. 

 4. Rhubarb, six drachms; powdered white Castile soap, two drachms- 

 s cptandrln and powdered cubebs, each one drachm. Mix. Dose 4 

 grains three times a day. You ought to have Hallock's "Gazetteer." 'it. 

 would answer all the questions. Price $3.00 ; for sale at this office. 



—Undoubtedly one of the best and cheapest stocks of Carpetbags, Oil- 

 cloths, Mattings, etc., to be found in the United States is that of Messrs. 

 John H. Prat, Sons & Co., Washington street, Boston. I. W. Adama 

 is the sportsman of the firm, and will take special pains to please any 

 of our friends calling upon him or with any orders sent mm. It is a 

 good, reliable house.— [Adv. 



Canada. — There is a most interesting widow in that ap- 

 propriately-named town, Hazardville, Conn. This lady has 

 lost five husbands by powder-mill explosions. Is she alarmed? 

 Is she discouraged ? Not at all. She is about to be joined to 

 the sixth, and he is a powder-miller also. 



Carhiee Pigeon Contests. — Pigeon matches are coming 

 into vogue in this State. The sport is said to possess all the 

 requisites of an exciting pastime, and promises to become 

 popular. We fear, however, that its interest depends too ex- 

 clusively upon the race course system of betting. Blase fre- 

 quenters of the turf may now vary the routine of putting 

 their change upon the gray horse by betting on the red- 

 checker cock or the blue-checker hen. 



%yv §nbUcnti0ns. 



Thompson's Gardener's Assistant. New edition revised 



and extended. 



Of the new edition of this work, revised by Dr. Moore, of the Chelsea 

 Botanic Gardens, London, and of which we have just received the first 

 six numbers, we can only speak in the highest praise, and fully recom- 

 mend it to all who are iu any way interested in horticultural pursuits. 

 Its aim is to explain In a simple and concise manner the principles on" 

 which the practice of horticulture is founded, and to give an account 

 of the most approved modes of working. AVith this view, instruc- 

 tions are given for the execution of the principal operations in garden- 

 ing and minute details respecting the most approved modes of culti- 

 vation. 



After a complete calendar of operations for each month, such expla- 

 nations respecting the organs,growth and nutrition of plants as is neces- 

 sary for the due comprehension of the principles on which success- 

 ful cultivation depends, follow. The nature and properties of soils- 

 the various kinds of manure; the different tools, instruments and 

 machinery most advantageously employed, etc., are fully explained. 

 The best situation, soils and form, for the fruit and vegetable garden • 

 draining, grading, etc., described. Next comes the best ascertained 

 varieties of vegetables, the art of propagation, especially with regard 

 to budding and grafting; the operations of pruning and training fruit 

 trees, too often neglected in this country ; to bo followed by ample de- 

 scriptions of the different kinds of garden structures, and the princi- 

 ples of heating the same, with the view of introducing systems com- 

 bining the most, perfect results with the utmost economy ; the laying 

 out, and especially the management, of the flower garden, and pleasure 

 grounds, with special cultural hints on the most desirable hardy trees" 

 shrubs, bulbs, annuals and budding plants ; to conclude with a section 

 on the management of greenhouse and stove plants, including palms, 

 orchids, ferns and succulents, with lists of the most desirable, writ ten 

 by practical cultivators, and which will be found of the highest value 

 by those interested in the culture of these subjects. It is amply illus- 

 trated by colored plates and over 300 figures and designs, and is pub- 

 lished by Blaokie & Son, Lqudon and.Glasgow, and 3.5 Dey sue 

 York, 



