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FOREST AND STREAM. 



my thoughts, I caught a glimpse of a small, dark body 

 darting swiftly along the road, and partly hid by the over- 

 hanging grass which shaded the track. Touching the 

 horses a little the object moved faster, until, just before 

 taking wing, I saw it to be a flue, plump hen-grouse, and a 

 moment ai'ter she started, her brood of ten followed her 

 from the grass by the roadside, and w T ent whirring away a 

 short distance. How their hurried leave-taking reminded 

 me of the rare sport I should have in bringing them to bag 

 later in the summer, when in their mature strength and 

 chary of being approached by man or dog ; only then is the 

 acme of grouse shooting readied. Ducks arc not nesting 

 with us as much as usual ; in fact the summer fowl be- 

 come more scarce every summer, and we are here rapidly 

 approaching the time when ducks in August will be looked 

 upon as a thing of the past, although our immense marshes 

 remain intact." The onward march of civilization seems to 

 steadily press back the feathered tiibe with their four-footed 

 friends. A few years since, at this lime of year, one could see 

 numberless ducks and geese in the open water of the large 

 marshes, and always followed by a troop of downy young, 

 which thsy were drilling to act tlieir respective parts in this 

 great world. But now the ducks are rare and goslmjp 

 scarce, though as yet the nesting grounds are not far re- 

 moved to the northward, so that by the time the grain is 

 well off the fields we will be able to try an occasional shot 

 at the young geese, as they come in to feed on the stubble 

 fields ;'they are then quite tame and are comparatively easy 

 to approach, and are among the primest of our game. In 

 the early summer, when out collecliug with my boat, I 

 found a nest of the goose, on a muskrat house, containing 

 four egos and one gosling. The latter 1 appropriated, and 

 thought" to bring him up by hand, and succeeded in keeping 

 him about three days, during which he grew tame, and ate 

 well and was doing finely ; but one evening, aboutsundown, 

 being left out of his box for a few moments, he was sud- 

 denly among the missing, and has not since been found. 

 Whether Grimalkin 'had come slyly along and made her 

 supper off him, or whether he betook himself to his swampy 

 home, deponent saith not. Since his departure I have not 

 seen or heard a goose in these parts, where seasons before 

 they were in the habit of staying all summer long and rear- 

 ing their vonng. A solitary pair of great white cranes were 

 seen almost dailv uutil their nest was collected, when they, 

 too, left for parts unknown. Grasshoppers, which bid fair 

 to destroy everything again this summer, are now all gone, 

 and the farmers are jubilant over their finely growing crops. 

 For the last two weeks the "hoppers" were seen flying 

 over, going with the wind, but not in such numbers as to 

 give serious cause for apprehension, even if they stopped, 

 which they showed little disposition to do. 



Abe Dacotah. 



Vail, Iowa, July 30.— Prairie chickens will be ripe here 

 Aug. 15. Heretofore they have been picked green ; this year 

 they are being protected. E. B. B. 



Mason City, Iowa, July 28 —Pinnated grouse are plenty 

 here this season. 0. J. 



Nevada— £Mw.— There is promise of unu sually fine hunt 

 ing in the vicinitj 7 ' of Elko this season. 



t)i. ass Bail Pigeons.— Oconomowoc says that in order to 

 give the Bogardus glass ball some semblance to a "bird" 

 when sprung from the trap, it is only necessary to procure a 

 suitable number of corks to fit the neck of the ball; then, 

 ■with the aid of a brad-awl, place in the cork half a dozen- 

 large "rooster feathers," with sufficient spread to form some 

 likeness to a bird's tail. It is surprising how much this little 

 illusion helps the shooter. As the balls are broken the "feath- 

 ered corks" can be inserted into others, and the stock of 

 pigeons can thus be kept up until the supply of balls is ex- 

 hausted. No patent, 



To keep birds in warm weather, put each between a 



couple of candock leaves to keep it cool. Have some ground 

 coffee with you. Open the bill and thrust a quantity of the 

 coffee down the bird's throat, place some among the feathers 

 between the legs ami tail, then put. some under the wings, and 

 tie the wings down tightly to the body. By observing these 

 precautions, they can lie preserved for several days. A lump 

 of charcoal put into the cavity after the birds are drawn is 

 even 1 letter. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



FitchbueG, Mass., Aug. 4.— The Fitchburg .Sportsmen's 

 Club held their second shooting match at the fair grounds to- 

 day. The following are the best scores in the ball trap shoot- 

 ing, 10 balls at 30 yards, ten yards apart: W. S. Jones, 

 • Aver 10 ; F. D. Whittaker, Fitchburg, 8 ; S. W. Putnam, 

 F'itch'burg, 7. Prizes of .$10, *5, $3 and |3 were awarded. 

 G \V. (Jann won the fourth by shooting off on the tie, 



Dek Fbvsohutz. 



New York, Ocean Par/aoay, Brooklyn, Aug. 2.— A return 

 match between the Fountain and Midway Gun Clubs was 

 shot as above, resulting in a tie of 78 birds out of lot) for 

 each club. The rules of the Fountain Club under which 

 the match was shot provided that ties must be shot off, three 

 birds each. This match was, however, left a tie, the result 

 to be determined at a future date. Following is the score : 



FOUNTAIN GUN CI.UB. 



CWlllianis 1 11111111 1-10 



lUankiey o 1 i l l l 1 1 l l- 9 



Son 1 11110 1.1 I- | 



Blame's .'.'.'.' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- S 



ii ;, ' ; y iiiiiioi:i-s 



MeLongtilin 1 » « 1 1 lit 1 |l-t 



Miller 1 110 110 11—7 



SlineY. o t a l i l o o o o- d-78 



MIDWAY "UN CLOB. 



Vanbrockel i 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1-10 



Wilson ' llllllll 1-M 



Conover i 1 l o l i i t 1 l- 9 



JLambourn 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t- 9 



Sbamboura 1 10 1110 11 1- B 



A vre 1 1 l 1 o 1 1 I 1- 8 



TeneVke 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10-8 



C Warren 1 1 1 o £ .: 1 1- « 



II Warren 10 10 11 1—5 



liuuiop 1 1 ,0 1 U 1 1— 5-73 



Pennsylvania, Bear Farm, July. — Glass ball shoot of the 

 Pod and Gun Ciub. First shoot, ten single bails, $1 entrance. 



Penman » B Patton 5 



WBDavis !» Slwitnck .....7 



LC Sweeter T Smith J 



BOWJleox W Park 5 



Braniff « 



Won by Wileev. 



j»tl shoot, tea glass balls, $5 entrance. 



£m* !) Pattnn n 



Wilcox g Sireeter 9 



Shattuok 10 \v r R Davis 10 



penman s Sawrey r 



s "'i'h 7 Bencdie.T 5 



tdiattuck. unit Davis divided first, and Park, Wilcox and Patton 

 divided second, Denman third. 



Third shoot, feu glass balls, $3 entrance. 



Smith 9 Deriintui 9 



Pattern 8 W tJ Davis V) 



Sawrey 7 EWIlCOX 7 



la rk- 9 stroeter 10 



Fourth shoot, five glass balls, $8 entrance. 



Davis & smith 2 



Denman 5 Paiton 3 



Park I Streeter '.3 



Wilcox 4 



Deuman first, Wilcox and Park divided second. 

 Park and Wilcox arc matched for $25 a side, fifty balls 

 each, to shoot Aug. 11. j; u .- K Rook, 



Ohio, Attica.— A glass hall match was shot at this place 

 July 28, between the Republic and Attica Clubs, ten balls 

 each, Bogardus traps and rules ; ties to be shot off at three 

 bulls each, both clubs shooting; together; §3 entrance. For 

 first prize §20, second $18, third $13. The following is the 

 score of the match for sweepstakes : 



\V n Bowersox s H Ernest 



It Miti.ower 7 J strung .".'.'.'. .' ft 



D Karshner 3 h Lease'' g 



D Witter e Nit Luce...'.'..;.'.'.'.'.'.'.' '. 5 



J W SHuliz s Jay Smith ' .'..1 



Wa Faber s J (Jrossley .... 5 



CRIckersou 5 K Bcnham ""s 



On ties Khultz won first money, Smith second, and Faber third. 



J. wvs. 



Indiana, Conner milk. — The following are the scores of 

 two matches shot at this place July S8, five birds, 21 yards 

 rise. First sweep, $i6 to first, S10 to second and §6 tc 

 third. 



John Moore 4 Sam Beck 4 



Jas Stewart 4 Keely.- 3 



W O Bonnie 5 C Uaokleman 5 



W ciaik -2 i'o Griffin i 



On lies on five, shot off at, 26 yards, three birds each, Jtr. W. O 

 Bonnie won tirst money. Ties on four won by Beck, Keely third money 



Second Sweep.— Prizes $25 to first, $18 to second. 



James Stewart .'.4 John Moore : 3 



J GGroft 8 C Ilackleman 4 



Clark 3 WO Bonnie 3 



GWBonnie 3 Keely 3 



Sam Beck 3 K P Bonnie 4 



FO Griffin 3 



Ties on tour, three birds each, 26 yards, first money to Stewart; ties 

 on three won by Beck. No. 2. 



Nebraska, Omaha. — A series of matches at 23 glass bails, 

 18 yards rise, were held July 27, with following results: 

 First match— Petty; 21; Hathaway, 18 ; total, 39. Patrick, 

 21 and Thurston 18; total, 39. In shooting off ties of ten 

 balls each, the match was won by Messrs. "Petty and Hath- 

 away. 



Second Match — Five glass balls. 



Hathaway.. 2 Thurston 4 



Keichnra 4 Windheim 2 



uassidy 1 Preston 5 



Ottmao 4 Taylor 5 



Kennedy '. 5 Doe 5 



Total 16 Total 21 



Third Match -Five glass balls. 



Thurston 4 Cassidy 5 



Taylor 2 Krujr 3 



Hatha wav 5 Winuhiern i 



Hughes 2 Miller 5 



Oltuian 3 Ketch urn 4 



Total 16 Total 21 



Sweepstakes match, three double rises, glass balls, to rule. 



Patrick 01 11 10-4 Thurston 10 10 00-2 



Petiy 10 10 10—3 Hathaway 10 10 00—2 



Sweepstakes— Two double rises, glass balls, to rule, 

 lowest to pay for balls. 



Hathaway ,....10 01—2 Petty in lo_a 



Thurston 01 10—2 Patrick It 00-2 



Tics on two. 



Hathaway 11—2 Petty 11— 2 



Thurttou H—2 Patrick 00— 



Side match, five glass balls each. 



Krug 1 1 1 1 1—5 Cassidy 1 1111—5 



Ketchum 1J 1 1 1—5 Windheim 1. 1 10-3 



Total 10 Total 8 



Sweepstake, five glass balls to rule. 



Oltuian 1 1 1 1 1—5 Stevens 1 1—2 



Hughes 1 1 1 1—4 



Ottmao wins first. Bob WniTE. 



— .Tames Shaw, of Manchester, England, has issued a chal- 

 lenge to shoot at fifty pigeons against any man in the world, 

 for £000 a side. 



Inditing mid Routing. 



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BOATS AND BOAT-BUILDING— 3d Paper. 



A SCOW OK SKIFF — SAILING TACHT. 



PROCURE two boards for the sides, of sufficient length to 

 make the boat eighteen feet long over all when finished; 

 they to be one or one and three- fourths inches thick, and 

 eighteen or twenty inches wide. If boards cannot be procured 

 of the right width, tw T o may be used to form each side by 

 joining the edges and fastening the one to the other, by cleats of 

 oak an inch and a half square, which must run across the fidl 

 width of both boards, and be firmly united to them, these 

 1 huts to be placed fifteen inches apart. 1 E the sides are made 

 of two boards with cleats, one inch will he sufficient thickness. 

 Out apiece of board for temporary, middle, or "mould board,' 



seven feet long and fifteen inches wide ; give from four inches 

 to a foot of bevel, leaving.one edge of board sevenfeet long, aad 

 the other but sis feet two inches. Cut the ends of side boards 

 to the curve of a radius of about eight feet, leaving the extreme 

 ends of side boards four inches wide from curve to top edge, 

 or gunwale. Set the side boards up in the same manner as 

 directed for small scow, and draw the ends together until of a 

 width to suit the fancy of the constructor. For myself, I would 

 prefer to leave them five feet wide at stern, and four and a 

 half at the bow. Stay lath and square up the boat, and reduce 

 the convexity of the bottom from one curve to the other, leav- 

 ing the middle of the boat's length nearly straight. Bevel down 

 side boards and nail on the bottom, which should be composed 

 of one-inch boards ; finish bottom to ends as heretofore directed. 

 Now cut out two pairs of natural " knees " one inch and a half 

 thick, and of sufficient width to retain full strength in the 

 angle of the knee. Fit them to sides and bottom at the points 

 where the end curves join the straight line of bottom of boat, 

 this will lie found to be about four and a half feet from the 

 ends. Kivet and nail securely in place. 



For the " centre-board," procure two boards equal in width 

 to the depth of middle of boat, and fivo feet in length and one 

 and a quarter inches thick; to one edge of each nail or rivet 

 a piece of oak tw T o by three inches, and of the same length as 

 boards. Now set the two boards alongside one another, the 

 sides on which the oak strips are fastened being turned to the 

 outside ; between the ends of boards at each end of trunk 

 place a piece of oak or yellow pine one and a fourth inches 

 square, and see that strips of cotton cloth, smeared on both sides 

 with thick white lead, arc placed between these strips and the. 

 fides of trunk ; rivet the ends securely together through the 

 endpeices and trim projecting ends smoothly; and if not al- 

 ready so, make the bottom of trunk square and straight from 

 one end to the other. Remove the " mould board," and draw 

 a line on the inside of bottom exactly in the middle of the boal . 

 Set the trunk on this line so that one-half its thickness is on 

 each side, placing so that it will measure six feet seven and 

 a half inches from the front end of trunk to the bow; 

 mark with a pencil the outline of trunk on the bottom, when 

 remove the trunk from boat. Inside the fines marked around 

 trunk on bottom of boat, lay out lines to correspond to the 

 opening in trunk ; these lines have to be sawed through the 

 bottom to allow the centre-board to pass through. Leaving 

 this for the present, take two boards eight inches wide and one 

 inch thick, and place one on each side of the markings of 

 outside of trunk, and nail with clinch nails; these boards ex- 

 tend lengthwise the boat from one pair of knees to the other, 

 and the trunk fits snugly between them, when the opening for 

 centre board may be sawn out. Before fastening the trunk 

 in place, it is best to make and fit the centre-board; for this, 

 use three-quarter inch pine stuff, or oak or cedar will do.' 

 Make the forward end of centre-board an inch wider than the 

 depth of trunk, and the back end a foot wider than^ front; the 

 boards forming the centre-hoard should be "doweled" together 

 —that is, holes are bored in the edges of the boards, and wooden 

 pins driven in so that the boards cannot warp or spring from 

 one another. 



Three inches from bottom edge of centre-board at the front 

 end, and the same distance from the end itself, mark a point 

 or centre, from which strike the curve of a three-inch 

 radius from bottom to the cod, and cut the corner off to 

 the line described, using the same point as a centre. Now 

 strike a similar curve from the lower back corner of centre- 

 board, all the way across thewideend to the top edge of board, 

 and cut the end to the line marked; then through the centre 

 itself bore "a five-eighth or three-fourth inch hole. Have two 

 strap-irons made— one for each end of centre-board— long 

 enough to extend around the ends and lap at least six inches 

 on the top and bottom of board ; make-the strips of iron three- 

 fourths by three-sixteenths of an inch, and have holes drilled 

 and counter-sunk every tliree inches, so that they pay be fast- 

 ened on the board with screws ; where the strap laps over on 

 the top, at back end of board, ha\ e an "eye" riveted on, through 

 which a rope may be fasened to raise and lower the centre- 

 board. On each side of the bolt-hole fasten iron plates with 

 holes corresponding to hole through the board. When con - 

 pleted, this centre-board should be an inch shorter than tie 

 opening through the trunk in which it is to work, as this wilt 

 allow a half -inch play at either end. To find the place for 

 bolt-hole through the trunk, mark two inches back from its 

 lower edge, and back from the innei side of end piece tliree and 

 a half inches. Now bore the hole of the. same size as that 

 through centre-board: it is better to mark and bore from 

 both sides of the trunk, as by that means you will he more 

 likely to have the hole true. Procuring a bolt of proper size 

 and length, provided with a good iron washer for each end. 

 and also two washers of rubber, you place the rubber washers 

 between the sides of trunk and the iron washers, so that tho 

 bolt, when put in place, will not allow any water to pass. 

 After everything is fitted so that the board works easily, with- 

 out binding anywhere, the centre-board is removed from the 

 trunk, and the trunk fitted in its place on the bottom of boat as 

 before directed; place between its bottom and the bottom of 

 boat strips of coarse cotton cloth smeared on both sides with 

 tMck white lead, and nail through the bottom of boat : also 

 place four screw-bolts through bottom and side pieces on trunk 

 in each side, and secure by washers and nuts. The trunk is 

 now T farther secured and may be stiffened by placing thwarts 

 or cross-seats at each end of it. " Notch" in a couple of inches, 

 so that the trunk will fit in the notches. Secure them strongly 

 in place. 



At each end of boat is to be fitted the " deadwood," marked 

 (a a) in diagram; its purpose is to steady the boat, to give more 

 immersed section, and also to stiffen and to provide a place to 

 hang the rudder to ; make these of one and one-half inch stuff, 

 which must be cut to fit the curves of boat, and nail firmly in 

 place through the bottom boards. The piece at stern is deeper 

 than the bottom of boat, for the purpose of immersing the 

 rudder more deeply, thus to give a better " hold " on the 

 water . Make the stern-piece four inches deeper than the straight 

 line of the bottom of the boat, narrowing it down until it ends 

 just hack of the rudder ; then have strap-irons made one-quarter 

 inch thick and of the proper width, with the ends of the straps 

 in the form of a T. Now fasten thestrapsaround the deadwood 

 with screws, and four inches above the bottom at stern have 

 a half-inch hole drilled through the strap, and three or four 

 inches into the deadwood, into which screw an iron with an 

 eye formed on the end. The hole through this eye must be 

 a half-inch diameter, this iron screwed in until the eye is one 

 and a fourth inches from the strap, measuring to the centre of 

 eye: on (his the rudder hangs. The' rudder may no 

 made and fitted, and for this purpose we take one and a half- 



