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FOREST r AND STREAM. 



DUCK SHOOTING AT LEWISTON. 



Dirt you ever snoot ducks at the Lewiston (Logan county, Ohio,) res- 

 ervoir? Ten years ago you would liave thought it a perfect "wilder- 

 ness of sin." I well remember the first time .1 stood on the dyke, and 

 the feeling of awe with which I beheld the seemingly limitless extent 

 of blanched tree-trunks standing out of the water like wnited sepal. 

 chres, grotesque tomb-stones, or a veritable city-of-the-Dead peo- 

 pled with the bleached and mutilated forms of a vast army of the 

 "Monarchs of the Forest," struck with death, erect and in disor- 

 der. The cause ? Men dammed a stream which Hooded 11,000 acres 

 of forest, swamp and prairie. In this case forest and stream disagreed ; 

 the forest was drowned. Wind and weather soon stripped the trees of 

 smaller branches and bark, and in their bleached state they seem (until 

 we become familiar with them) actually ghastly. Many, of course, 

 were fallen, making boating of very circuitous wake. Standing trunks 

 were so nurerous that a few rods from the shore it was impossible 

 to see out ; and to go without a guide was to be lost in broad daylight, 

 onlyihe practice 1 eye recognizing the different channels where (to 

 the new comer) everything looked alike. To be out after dark was 

 avoided by the oldest guides, and many stories— some laughable, some 

 serious— are told of the lost. After ten or twelve visitB (ducking) of a 

 week each, and " paddling our own canoe," we learn the " channels " 

 and landmarks. There are about 3,000 acres of green islands, i. «., live 

 timber. The ob-ervant man will learn the outline of the tree -tops, 

 also of the more grotesque or noticeable trees, etc., where he may find 

 his way on a bright night. To those who have been there, pleasant 

 memories may be awakened by mention of some of the local names— 

 the Mill Pond, Buckwheat Patch, Mud Branch, Orchard, Wolf, Otter- 

 Lake and Buzzard Islands, William's Swamp, Indian, Otter, Sinking 

 and Black Lakes, the Willows, Cranetown, Steinmetz Prairie, the dif- 

 ferent sloughs, etc. The reservoir is used as a canal feeder, and the 

 water varies about ten feet In Its height. At a low stage of water boat- 

 ing is very laborious, as logs mnst be crossed that stand out of water. 

 At the high stages It is easier, but the ducks are more scattered and 

 we have further to pull. Black bass abound, but seem capricious in 

 their tastes, some seasons biting well, and at other times not at all. 

 Small striped bass may be caught by the boat load, but being no pisc- 

 (fiah rod)-and something of a Nim(ram)rod, can speak more advisedly 

 of the shooting. The reservoir has been a famous place lor ducks, and 

 some good bags may still be made. About three years ago Geo. Ayer 

 killed 123 woodduck in part of a day, most of them early in the morn- 

 ing. Standing knee-deep in water, his gun was kept cool by repeated 

 dippings. Good mallard shooting may be often had, together with teal, 

 widgeon, pintail and other shoal-water fowl. Later in the season 

 geese are plentiful. This brings to memory a lucky capture by Frank 

 C. His boat was secured in a natural " blind " made by the upturned 

 roots of a great tree, together with a bunch of willows. A drove or 

 ■' team " of geese— long heralded by their honking— passed directly 

 over his head, not over twenty yards high; so near that, No. 5 shot in- 

 stantly killed the leader, who was singled out with the first barrel' 

 The other barrel severely crippled a second, which settled In the water 

 ten or fifteen rods away, and was followed by half a dozen that left the 

 main flock. These stuck up their heads uneasily for a moment, giving 

 Frank just enough time to replace his shells, when they flew back di- 

 rectly over again, giving another easy right and left shot. All four 

 geese were retrieved, which, with thirteen mallards, made a heavy 

 and very satisfactory afternoon's bag. It is quite different from marsh 

 shooting, and I have never known decoys to be used with any suceeBS. 

 Single duck, high flyers and long-range is the rule late in the season, 

 except at the mallard holes or feeding grounds where the shooting is 

 comparatively easy. The satisfaction derived from chicking is not so 

 much in the making of large bags from easy-going flocks. In our day- 

 dreams we revert to the occasional cutting down of the green-winged 

 teal. He comes on ns unawares, flying down wind ; the gun comes to 

 the shoulder involuntarily; there is no time for gauging; the first 

 thing we realize is that the game rolls end over end, carried many 

 yards by inertia. And here suppose we insert a problem: A teal, weigh- 

 ing one pound, is killed instantly, twenty -four feet from the water. 

 He strikes forty feet (measured on the water) from a point perpendicu- 

 lar beneath where the shot struck him. How fast was he flying ? 



Mehitable. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Connecticut, West Meridan, Sept. 7.— A glass ball tourna- 

 ment took place on Sept. 7; six bails each; Bogardus rules. 



p erry 6 Tucker 6 



Cutting'. '.".". 3 Haughton 2 



Brogden 3 



Second sweep, two balls each. 



Perry.. 



,.10 Tucker ...11 



Brogdeii".!.'. 9 Haughton 



Waterhouse 4 Wilson 



Third sweep, twelve balls each. 



■p errv u ELPost 10 



Tucker*;".."." 9 Brogden 8 



Haughton:::.. 1 Wilson 6 



Waterhouse 6 Gaines o 



Woodbridge.... 4 Hudson w 



Fourth sweep, class shooting, six balls each. 

 First Class. 



Tucker « Perry.. 4 



Broaden 5 Wilson d 



Post..! ." 4 Waterhouse 8 



Perry and Post divided third money. 



Second Class. 



•Merrick 110 111—5 Woodbridge 100101—3 



SSSfiT 11 011-4 Hudson.... 1 110 0-3 



Stevenson* '"". 10 11—3 Skinner 010000-1 



finery!? 7.7...... .0 10 10 1-3 Gaines 100101-3 



Ties on three won by Woodbridge. 



Fifth sweep, twelve balls each, first class. 



ui -p nRt 12 Tucker 3 



| ^ i Wllpon 



Brogden > — ° 



Brogden and Tucker divided third money. 

 Second class.— In this class Merrick and Etnraey tied on 

 on seven balls, and divided first money; TV oodbridge and 

 Haugton tied on six balls, and divided second money ; third 

 money divided. 



Following the sweeps a race of fifteen balls each took place 

 between Messrs. Tucker and Perry. 



Tucker 12 Perry 10 



The sport closed with a shoot betwe'en Messrs. Tucker 

 and Gaines, the former 10 and the latter 11 out of 12. 

 Great credit is due to Oapt. Wilson for his management. 



Yon G. 



WrBiiES' Hotel. Rogkaway Beach, N. T.— Pigeon shoot- 

 ing took place Sept. 11, Mr. King undertaking to kill 2o 

 pigeons out of thirty, viz.: 15 double shots, two let fly together. 

 18 yards rise, 80 yards boundary. 

 Score.-ll 11 U It 10 11 10 11 11 11 m 11 n 11 11' 

 Sweepstakes, single birds— 1st, 2d and 3d prizes, 50, 30 and 

 30 per cent. Entrance money, f 2 ; 30 yards rise. 



Mr. Hams 3 King , \ 



11 '.'mining 4 Smelt 4 



Vanwelkin 1 aiidersleeve 5 



Gilders! eeve, 1st money ; King, 2d money. 

 Second sweepstakes : 



King - 4 Wodas s 



5 Hams 4 



Hemming 5 Van welkin 5 



Glldersleeve 4 



Shooting off; (Smelt, 1st, money j King and Gilderslecve, 

 2d and 3d divided. 



Long Island— Brooklyn Driving Park, Parhville, Sept. 

 13.— Monthly contest of the Kings County Shooting Club, 

 champion gold budge, 10 birds each, 25 yards rise, 80 yards 

 fall, 1^ oz. shot, H and T traps ; ties shot off with 3 birds 

 each. 



Charles Meyer, 14; J. M. Moller, 13 : J. W. Miller, 8; W. 

 Pickard, 7 ; John Meyer, 7 ; P. Miller, ; John Moller, 6 ; J. 

 W. Pick, 6 ; J. Jarger, 6 ; C. F. Francis, 6 ; C. G. Moller, 

 5 ; George Francis, 5 ; Cornelius Moller, 4. 



—The Long Island Gun Club had their monthly shooting 

 Sept. 14. In the match Mr. Thomas Broadway was the win- 

 ner, while Messrs. Turner, Wynn. Blankley and Brower tied. 

 They shot off, and Messrs. Turner and Wynn again tied. 

 The next match had three entries,',Messrs. Broadway, Landge 

 and Wynn. They tied at three birds, killing all. Broadway 

 won in the shooting off of ties. 



New Jersey— Mountain View, Sept. 18.— The Larlin & 

 Rand Powder Co. Gun Club held their regular trap shot for 

 the club medal and badge to-day as follows : Smith, 9 ; Boies, 

 8 ; Jo. McClelland, 6 ; Porter, 6 ; Ed. Hamilton, 5. Mr. H. 

 J. Smith took the badge. 



H. J. Smith, 9; A.H. Boies, 10; F. J. Porter, 8; A. Van 

 Houten, 3, withdrew; G. Contant, 1, withdrew; F. Jones, 1. 

 withdrew; P. Simkins, 1, withdrew. Mr. Boies was declared 

 the victor, winning the medal for the second time. 



Meriden Trotting Dark, West Meriden, Sept. 1. — The second 

 meeting of the trap shots of Connecticut took place to-day, 

 a large delegation of shooters being present. The principal 

 match of the day was for a beautiful cup, presented for com- 

 petition by Simpson, Hall, Miller &■ Co., of Wallingford, 

 Conn. The cup is silver and gold lined, 18 inches high. The 

 base is of a diamond shape, on which stand two gilt figures 

 of hunters clad m ancient costume. F'om lhe base arises a 

 pillar, on which rests the bowl, the pillar being ornamented 

 with wreaths rosettes, etc. Around the lower part of the 

 bowl is a border chassed in Grecian style, above which is en- 

 graved a picture of the celebrated setter, Dick, belonging to 

 Mr. Jarvis. 



For the the cup there were 18 entries : 25 balls each; Bo- 

 gardus rules. 



STJMMAET. 



E L Post (Wallingford) SO Capt Wilson (Meriden) 14 



Perrv (Worcester, Muss.) IT Morgan Piersou (Clinton) 15 



J Brogdeu (Wallingford) 12 Taylor (Meriden) 14 



G A Strong (Merid en) 14 Pease (Meriden) s 



Sevmour (Meriden) 9 Thorpe (N Haven) w 



Tfobt Penn (N Haven 1 ) 15 L Lewis (Rockvllle) w 



King (Meriden) 5 F Stevenson (Meriden) w 



Phoenix (South Meriden) 8 Gaines (Meriden) 14 



Foster (Meriden) 6 Bradford (Meriden) 1 



The cup becomes the property of Mr. B. L. Post. 



Next was a sweep at 10 balls each, $5 entry. 



Perry 6 Post 7 



Brogden G Wilson ....6 



Mr. Post taking the money. 



Second Sweep — Ten balls each, $1 entry. 



Post T Penn (j 



Brogden 5 Perry 4 



Wi (son 6 



Mr. Post wins first. 



Third Sweep— Ten balls, $1 entry. 



Post G Brogden 7 



Peirson 4 Penn 5 



Thorpe 4 Wilson 2 



Lewis 4 



Mr. Brogden wins first. 



Fourth Sweep— Ten balls each, $1 entry, above rules. 



Post S Wilson 7 



u .T Peirson 5 



Penn ; 6 Laws 4 



Thorpe 5 



Brogden and Wilson divided first ; Penn, second ; ties on third won 

 by Post. 



Fifth Sweep— Five balls. 



F Stevenson 2 Taylor 1 



Lewis 1 



Sixth Sweep— Five balls. 



Stevenson 2 Lewis 1 



Taylor 



Seventh Sweep— Five balls. 



Brogden 2 Peirson 2 



Stevenson 2 Lewis 



hchting mid §oxtmg. 



HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK. 



Von G. 



Pennsylvania— Milford, Sept. 14.— A match at Bogardus' 

 balls was shot on the Sthinst., on the banks of the Delaware 

 near this place. Ten balls each, 18 yards rise. 



well's side. quick's side. 



DAWellS 1 EQnick 4 



p, Eddy 6 J C Westbrook 4 



CP Molt 1 JJByman s 



NRevoyre 6 WK Kidgway 9 



S W Drake 7 M W Van Auken i 



Total 38 Total 29 



Many of the contestants had never shot at a glass ball before. 



Kansas— Rosedale.— The Bosedale Sporting Club held its 

 regular monthly match for the club medal Sept. 8th. The 

 following is the score, 7 birds each -. 

 TD Jones 3 D S Mattiias 5 



Beni Rees 4 ,1 Hines. 



J 11 White G W Bowen A 



J. H. White, Sec. 



The Fobest and Stream.— The following is just received 

 from Galveston, Texas: 



"Your paper must be complimented on as a first-class 

 medium. In only one issue of my advertisement I have had 

 twelve inquiries to purchase of me second-hand muzzle and 

 breach-loading guns. Yours, truly, Jos. Latudte." 



—For the small sum of twenty-five cents you can hire at 

 almost any seaside resort a bathing-suit that will make the 

 pad-eyed little t ! : their bald heads and weep. 



Date. ' 



Boston. 



Xew York. 



Charleston 





11. M. 



a. si. 



A. M. 



Sept. 21 



10 53 



7 32 



6 33 







1 1 26 



8 Ufi 



7 09 



Sept. 28 



1 1 .Ml 



8 40 



7 45 



Sept. 24 



10 



9 14 



8 21 



Sept. 25 



61 



9 40 



8 56 



sept. 2« 



1 28 



10 27 





Sept. 27 



2 on 



11 09 



10 20 



BOATS AND YACHT-BUILDING. 

 Sth Paper. 



HTHE planking for bottom of 1 mat may be cedar or pine, one- 

 J- half inch thick. The planks on each side of the, keel (tech- 

 nically called the "garboard strakes "), are the only ones that 

 will give much trouble in fitting to place. The ends of pla ek- 

 ing will require to be steamed, ten minutes will be all suffi- 

 cient. A steani-box is made by nailing four planks together 

 NO 12. 



20 INCHES. 



in the form of a box. The planks to be one and one-half 

 inches thick, and as long as the articles to be steamed ; one 

 end of the box is permanently closed, and the joints all caulked 

 steam tight. This box is placed on benches high enough to 

 allow the boiler to be set under it. (The boiler is made by 

 fastening a heavy wooden lid on the top of a strong iron kettle 

 or pot, with iron clamps, and is connected to the box by a 

 pipe or tube ; a second opening is also made in the cover of 

 boiler for the water supply. The mode of using is as follows: 

 The boiler is filled half full of water, and a fire started under 

 it ; when the steam begins to rise freely place the boards or 

 other articles in the steam-box and close the end with wet hay. 

 To fit the planking on the boat the builder- requires the use 

 of a dozen or more iron screw-clamps, which may be had at 

 any hardware store. For nailing on planking use copper or 

 galvanized boat nails with countersunk heads. Copper nails 

 are the best and most expensive ; galvanized iron will 

 answer, especially in fresh water. When a nail is driven into 

 a rib or other light timber, the head of an ax, or a piece of 

 heavy iron of any kind, should be held on the rib or timber 

 opposite the point of the nail. Theknees, where they project 

 above the side boards, are cut off at an angle of forty-five de- 

 grees. Two strips of oak, one and one-quarter inches wide 

 and one inch thick, are bent around the gunwale on the in 

 side of the side boards ; notches are cut in the rails to fit the 

 tops of the knees, and the strips are nailed through the side 

 boards. Knees are placed in the angles between the stern 

 board and rails, and a knee between the ends of the rails at 

 stem. The ends of rails at stem are tapered down to one-half 

 an inch in width. An oak moulding, one-half inch wide, is 

 nailed around the outside of gunwale as a finish, and a seat 

 rail or "rising," one-half inch thick by two inches wide, is 

 nailed on the knees at the proper height for the seats to rest on. 

 The seats are fastened to the sides of boat by small knees. 

 a "ship-jaok" oanoe. 

 Side boards fourteen feet long, seven and one-half inches 

 wide at middle, and three inches wide at ends; mould board 

 twenty-nine inches long, beveled three inches to a foot • keel 

 one inch thick and two inches wide. The stems are cut to 

 correspond with the size of keel. If a light boat is wanted 

 make the side boards and bottom of boat of cedar, one-fourth 

 of an inch thick, with ribs one-fourth of an inch thick and 

 three-eighths of an inch wide. Place the ribs four inches 

 apart. If a stronger boat is desired, use planking three- 

 eighths of an inch thick, ribs three-eighths of an inch thick 

 and one-half inch wide, placed six inches apart. When using 

 light ribs and planking it may be necessary to use several 

 mould boards to keep everything in shape. Rail or gunwale 

 three-fourths of an inch thick and one inch wide. Deck 

 beams should be of pine, one-half inch thick, one inch wide 

 at the ends, and two inches wide at middle. The ends of 

 deck beams are notched into the gunwale in such a manner 

 that the top of deck beams are flush with the upper side of 

 gunwale. The ends of deck beams are fastened to the side 

 boards with knees. The "rise " of deck may be two or three 

 inches. The opening for cockpit is left, four feet eight inches 

 long, and about twenty inches wide. Deck planks one-fourth 

 inch thick, cedar or pine. Combing around cockpit rises two 

 inches above deck. The deck may be covered with canvas 

 or not. If to be covered with canvas it is first given a heavy 

 coat of lead paint. Heavy, unbleached muslin is a better cov- 

 ering than canvas. Stretch it over the. deck before the paint 

 is dry, and nail with small tacks three-fourths of an incli 

 apart. A small, half-round moulding around gunwale covers 

 1 the tack heads and protects the edge of boat. A snv. 



