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Park, Newark, N. J., last Monday. Following is the sum- 

 mary : 



One Hundred Yards.— First Heat— Henry Lanterbaoli, New York, 1 ; 

 Thos F Randolph, R 0, 2 ; II Kommeli, F B 6, 3. Time, 1 1 s. 



Second Beat,— F C Saportaa, II A 0, i.; J 15 Elliot, Brooklyn, N Y, 2. 

 A good race for fUty yards, wh»n Saportas showed In the front and 

 •went cracking against, the tape tu fee yards tlie best of it. Time, TO^s. 



Thin! Hcat.-W Wiimur, a 11 A C, I ; J Ciiotwood Elliott, V B C, 2. 

 Time, ll.vs. 



Final Heat.— F C Saportas, 1 ; nenry Lanterbaoli, Q ; WO Wllmer, 3. 

 Saportas held Laulerbach safe all the way and won by 4ft. the ti nisi! 

 being interesting ; there were eight yards dividing second and third. 

 Time, 10>$b. 



Running High Jump.— H Edwards Ficken, HYAC, Bft, 1 ; A R Pier- 

 son, Newark, N J, 4ft Bin, 2. 



One Mile Track.— F 11 Armstrong, .Ir, If A C, 1 ; P Noel, 8 H A C 2! 

 F W Dayton, Orange, N J, 3. The time announced was tun 48*48. 

 Noel, sin 21 L \s ; Dayton, Sni 23^s. 



One Mile Kim.— Richard Morgan, H A 0, 1; W J Daffy, HAC, 2. 

 Time, 5m 5s. 



Hurdle Race.— First Heat— W F Myer, B and A C, 1 ; If Inmau, S 

 II A (.',2. Myer won by three yards. Time, 20s. 



Second Heat.— U Edwards Ficken, n Y A 0, l.;EB FOOte, Jr, N Y A 

 O, 2; P W Merrill, M A C, 3. Ficken won by two yards and a half; 

 live times that distance between second and third. Time, ISs. 



Final Heat.— H E Ficken, 1 ; W F Myer, 2 . Ficken won by ten yards. 

 Time, 19b. 



Half Mile Run.— Frank Banhatu, HAC, 1: F E Hough, H B C, 2. 

 Buiiluun won by two yards. Time, 2m »&a. 



Three Mile Walk.— F H Armstrong, Jr, H A C, 1 ; F J Mott, HAC, 

 2. Armstrong won by three feet. Time— Armstrong, 24ui Mys; 

 Molt. 25m. 



Throwing the Hammer.— George W Lee, TB C,57ft Tin, 1 ; WT John- 

 son, M B C, 48ft lin, 2 : 'Charles Pawns, Newark, N J, 48ft, 3. 



Two Hundred and Twenty yards.— Henry C Rommell, T B C, 1 ; A 

 R Pierson, Newark, N J, 2 ; J A K Dunning, M C B, 3 ; S A Lathrop, M 

 BC, 0; Theo Baldwin, Newark, N J, 0; MPHayne, M B C, 0; F D 

 Stoutenburgh, Newark, N J, 0. Rommell won by four yards. Time, 



24VS. 



(Quarter Mile Run.— W H Griffen, New York, 1 ; F W Merrill, MAC, 

 2; M H Burch, New York, 3; W F Myer, O B and A C, 0; W R Thoin- 

 dell, New York, 0. Time, Bfis. 



Tng of War.— Mystic Boat Club team, JAR Dnnning (captain), D E 

 Tuthill, S R Warde, M PHayne, J R Dennis, W T Jolmson, 1. Triton 

 Boat Club team, EL Phillips (captain), Franklin Phillips. George W 

 Leo, 11 C Kommeli, George D Small, Walter M Conger, 2. The Mystics 

 had no difficulty in winning. 



Athletics at Montekal, Out. G.— The athletic games held 

 here were participated in by local athletes and several visitors 

 iioin abroad. 



The running high jump was won by B. Sutnmerhays, who jumped 5 

 feet 1 inch to E. H. Brown's 4 feet 9 inches. In the 100 yards handicap 

 heat race the entries were: J. J. Shea, Burlington, N. J., 10 feet; W. 

 Hilton, .St. Albans, Vt., 10 feet ; W. C. Cousins, 21 feet; E. II. Brown, 

 2G feet ; Melver, scratch; Wilson, IT feet; MeKcnzie, 24 feet; Quinlan, 

 Charlottetowu, 10 feet; Stewart, 17 feet ; Leonard, :10 feet. In the first 

 heat Hilton, Shea, Cousins and Brown started, Hilton winning, with 

 Cousins second. In the second heat Melver won, with McKenzie sec- 

 ond. In the third heat Stewart won, with Quinlan second. The five 

 mile walking race was won by H. L. Maltby from the start to the finish, 

 B. Gorden second. At the second trial in the 100 yards handicap race, 

 the first heat was won by Melver, with Stewart second. The second 

 heat was won by Cousins, with Hilton second. In the one mile amateur 

 championship Allan won, with Downs second and Bailey third. Time 

 5m. 3s. 



St. George vs. Staten Island— Hobolcen, Oct. 4. — A match 

 between the second elevens resulted in a score of 148 to 105 

 in favor of the latter. 



Gale's AValk.— "W. Gale, who started at Lillie Bridge 

 Grounds, London, Eng., on bis 1,500 miles in 1,000 consecu- 

 tive hours, accomplished his feat, finishing his long walk Sat- 

 urday, Oct. G. 



TO SPORTSMEN AND 

 SHOT. 



DEALERS IN 



manufacturers to conform to that standard, so that a certai 

 should mean the same size throughout the country There was 

 no particular brand of shot adopted, as by so doing, the very oiv ei. , 

 view would have been defeated. Without experimental test, it was as- 

 sumed that the several diameters of shot would require a certain nuui- 

 of pellets of each diameter to make an ounce avoirdupois. Upon a 

 eiircful calculation by a competent mathematician, we found that, these 

 <> numbers were incorrect, and that, if we adopted n,, : , diamei.ers 

 we could not adopt the number of pellets. The scale of diameters, 

 being aconite, governed absolutely the number of pellets to the ounce 



neters increased regoiarlyaud uniformly, Erie ana 

 ind i.rorm wio CemU8t aec(fflHit * decrease in an equally regular 

 The following table will show the difference between the actual num- 

 »;!',"! fJIthVh 1 " of ,« iveu diameters required in each ounce, as com- 

 ' " ' ' ' '■ ■ ■'■■■ iiumbL-r, and that the number of pellets in an 

 cUthned *ytoml parties thG pro JP ortlon tteare assumed, and still 



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No N.tlce Taken of Anonymous Communication*. 



m~& number of anonymous correspondents will understand why 

 their queries are not answered, when they read the lines al the heart of 

 this column. u ut 



C. w. C, Boston.-When does the closed season in Virginia end n.-i 

 1, or Nov 1, for quail or partridge? Ans. Nov. 1. ' 



E. H. M., Worcester, Mass.-Did any member of the Irish Rifle Team 

 while in tliis country, shoot a match with any American, standing nos ' 

 tion? Ana. Mo. ' ulu si'usi- 



A. C, Brushton, N. Y. -Ans. There is no wild rice in the market at 

 present that we can hear of. Write to A. v. Denio, Harwood r 

 Rice Lake, Ontario, Canada. X ' °" 



A. G. B., NewTork.-Wiliyou please inform me, through the columns 



J.E.F., City.-Piease inform me of some good ducking resort for 

 le last of November within two hours of New York Ans Go to 

 ane's, Good Ground, Long Island. 



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Nereid Boat Clnh — Uowamis Bay, L. I. — The annual re- 

 gatta of this club, which was rowctl Oct. 8, consisted of two 

 races, as follows: 



Four-onred gig race— Entries -. The gigs Panope, Eudora, 

 Dione and Punch. The course was two miles, and the Lunch 

 won easily. 



The second race was between Argonautas and the Nereids, 

 which, was won by the former without diilieulty 



*:' Central Hudson Yacht Club. — The autumn Corinthian 

 race of this club was sailed on lite Hudson, at New Hamburg, 

 last week. The Fidget beat the Hare Devil in the first class, 

 and the Shadow won the race over the Lulu in the third 

 class. 



I Nassau Boat Ours. — To the annual fall regatta of this club, 

 which was rowed last week on the Harlem, the first event 

 was a senior siuglc-seulls race for the championship of the 

 Club and the Brown medal. The course was from the boat 

 house of the N. Y. II. C. to High Bridge. The entries were 

 J. N. Abeel, Jr. and J. D. Foot. The former won in 16m. 

 21 is. 



The junior scullers' race, for the junior championship nnd 

 the Appleton Cup ; distance one mile, from McUomb's Ham 

 Bridge down to the New York Boat Club house. The con- 

 testants were. A. T. Klotts, \V, S. Wilson and J. J. Cumber, 

 "Wilson was the winner, 7m. 14ifs 



The four-oared scull race lor pewter mugs, distance one 

 mile, between two crews, "heavy weights," Messrs. George 

 W. Scott, James G. Janeway, Charles F. March and 3. H. 

 Foot, and "light weights," Messrs. Dudley Hall, W. C. Floyd 

 Jones, A McDougal and James B. Eobert was J torn the N. 

 Y. B. C house to the dock below the Macomb's Dam Bridge. 

 The light weights won in 7m. 4?s, ' 



It will be seen by the above comparison that this assumed number of 



pellets to 1 he oum ■■ , :>■.:. . , ■;■■ uinr increase, and proves at once 

 that it is incorrect. The increas' d number of peilel.s from Blili to LB 

 being less than from T to 13BB. The difference of increase from No. I 

 io No. o is very slight, whilst from :■,,.; i,. ...;,,. s i- ..,,.,-... ;. h .., ;l . ,,.. 

 i' at. EromNo. ti to No. 7 is azain less. No. 11, which si on hi 

 properly show a very much greater increase than any of the larger 

 ":'•' -- .'''■■ ' ." 'a:i eit!:. i so:- ii or ':■...,. is. \r,, : is r.in:;] suddenly 

 jui:i[is idiead 7m; pellets, ft may be well for Sportsmen to remember 

 thai the mere name " American HtBinlard " printed upon shot ba^s /' /// 

 not. rhav,,,, r!„: m;:e of U u uliat. I'erfee.iiou in this respect, can be Known 

 silly when by actual measurement the diameter is shown to coin - n 

 with the pro,., er number of pellets in an ounce. ' 



Many inquiries from Sportsmen, as well as misrepresentations made 

 by some parlies who do not make shot up to the standard, induce, us 1,0 

 offer this 1 xpianation. When the "American standard" was acived 

 upon, we at once adapted our machinery 1,0 its manufacture, 'the num- 

 ber of pellets to the ounce, which we publish, is calculated to niathe- 

 mal ical accuracy and in-oved by actual test. It represents perfection. 

 11 all the pellets in an ounce were the exact, size and perlect, they 

 would count wliut is claimed. As it is diflicult to reach perfection we 

 get as close to it, as possible. Our shot will be found more uniform, less 

 mixed in the bag, more perfect in roundness, better finished,' and 

 cleaner than any shot prepared with less care. 



Our attention has been re-called to some assertions made some years 

 ago by interested and unscrupulous parties, and now re-published in 

 various ways with the evident, design to injure the sale of our shot 

 , 1 mding that, the term, "Latent Finish," which we have used for 

 twenty years as a tiade mark to designate its character, is nothing but 

 an txiia quantity of plumbago, beyond what, is ordinarily used to polish 

 snot, and that such surplus " leads the gun," and is very disadvantage- 

 ous to the user. We hardly know which to admire more, the disin- 

 terestedness or the wisdom of the author of this attempt to impose upon 

 Sportsmen; disinterestedness in the design to injure a compel dor 

 under the guise of protecting the interests of the buyers, or wisdom m 

 thai, they did not know that the chief object in using plumbaco in polish- 

 ing shot is to ]>/■,' rent the teailiuo o/tlm nun ! and that if it, were possible 

 ;o attach an appreciable surpms quantity to the surface of the shot, u 

 would be the best possible security against such leading. 



ff the allegation were true, our shot would be lighter than other shot 

 carrying less plumbago, by tlte great difference betueen (lie .s/ieeip,-. ,/raeitii 

 of plianbayo and of lead. Its fataeltood is proved lest lie fact that a given 

 measure of our shot has been lou . 1 1 1 1 t ,] 1 , , 



an equal measure of other shot of the same number and size. 



We know that intelligent and well-informed Sportsmen will laugh, as 

 they have laughed, al the subject of tins paragraph, but we are assured 

 by some buyers that this notice is neccss-i't to piofecf our business 

 from damage. TATIIaM & BKOTUliKS. 



NaW YOitK, September, 21, 1S7T. 



Notice to SroRTSMBN.— Having received so many communications 

 asking us for information in legard to our six-section bamboo trout, 

 black bass, grilse and salmon rods, we have prepared a circular on the 

 subject, which we shall lake pleasure in forwarding to any address. 

 We keep on hand all grades, the prices of which range from $ 1 5 to $150. 

 We put our stamp only on the bett, in order to protect our customers 

 and our reputation, for we are unwilling to sell a poor rod with a false 

 enamel (made by burning and staining to imitate the genuine article) 

 without letting our customers know just what they are getting. 



P. o. Box J, 291.— {_Adv, Abbey & Imbhie, as Maiden Lane. 



—Sportsmen intending to winter in Florida will do well to 

 send tlieir boats, camping outfits, stores, etc., by the schooner 

 Harriet Gardner, which sails about the 15th inst. See adver- 

 tisement of Ferguson & Wood, 46 South. Street, elsewhere. 

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Amebican Team Poeteaitr. — Belay in receiving tlie pho- 

 tographs has obliged us Lo defer poitiNiits ef Amer.cnn Te-tm 

 to a subsequent issue. 



PH NewYork.-Please tell me whew I can see the stag hound 

 that took first prize at the bench show at Glrnore's Garden in Z o 

 Ans. J. b. Miller, of Newburg, N. Y., has them. } ' 



Index, St. LoniB—WUl you be kind enough to advise me how to use 

 the areca nut for worms? Ans. 12 grains three times a day on alter 

 nate days. The morning of the day between give a dose of oil. 



W. W. L. Clarksville, Tenn.-Where can I procure the carbolic soai> 

 (Buchan's) that is recommended for mange and fleas? Ans C L PW 

 Bant, 61 West Houston Street, corner of Wooster, N. Y. City, 25 cents 



J. J. P., Bellefontaine, Ohio.-Yonr correspondent Cnvier mention* 

 m your paper last week, Clarke's expansive augur bit for boring holei 

 m cartridge blocks. Where can I get one ? Ans. Through, any hard 

 ware merchant. 6 J uaru ~ 



Dk E. S Cleveland .-Can you give me the name of the person who 

 ftrst described the "Michigan Grayling "and brought it into popular 

 notice, also the date ? Ans. Dr. John Parker, dentist, of Grand Kapids 

 Michigan, date about 1868. «»!>«»■, 



L. J. B Phila.-Plea 3 e inform me as to what is the proper care of 

 gold fish kept in small vases ; what is their food, and what other reoui 

 •sites are necessary to keep the fish in a healthy condition? Ans See our 

 ast issue in column of Correspondents. 



W. W., Washington.- Will youy please Inform some of your readers 

 who your able Washington correspondent is ? Ans. The Washington 

 letters in Forest and Stream are from the pen of Mr. R F Boiseau 

 the Senate correspondent of the associated press. 



Dubuquk, Dubuque, Iowa,-i. What is the shortest distance at 

 which any position is allowed by the rules of the N.R. A? 2 Can lob 

 tain photos of the American Rifle Teams of 'T4, '75, >7G >T7 with price ' 

 Ans. 1. 500 yards. 2. Yes. from Predricks, photographer, N. Y. 



Isaac P., Philadelphia, Pa.-I would ask you to inform me of some 

 desirable place within 75 miles of Philadelphia, either in Pennsylvania 

 orlNew Jersey, where I could find plenty of quail, and also be able to 

 hire dogs ? Ans. Go to Berlin, Md., or to Capt. Ayer's, Ocean City, Md. 



H. S. B.-What mnstl have done to my muzzle loader to make it 

 shoot buckshot closer ? Was told to have it bored out which improved 

 it for line shot, but made no better shooting with buck, thou-n thev 

 chambered well. Ans. You had better use wire cartriges for the buck- " 

 shot. 



Tab Heel, Wilmington, N. C.-At what season of the year do does 

 shed their coats ? I have heard that the coat of the dog's ear is never 

 shed. Is this true ? Ans. Usually in the spring, but it depends some- 

 what on the date of birth of the animal. 2d. It is shed as well as else- 

 where. 



" Texas Jack," Newport, R. I.-Where, on the Missouri, Kansas and 

 Texas Kailroad, would you advise me to go this fall to find good profit 

 able gunning? What kind of game would I find there ? Ans Good 

 quail and chicken shooting around Schell City, Mo., and Chetooa Kan 

 Some deer. ' 



G. A. C, Middlctown, Conn.-Will you be so kind as to say in your 

 next issue what number I saw of Fobest anu Stream that contained 

 the receipt for tanning skins in the Indian mode? Ans. We do not 

 know the number of the paper, but the same receipt is printed in "Hal 

 lock's Gazetteer," page 057. 



W. B. A., Greenfield, Mass.-Will you please inform me how to stop 

 rust from eating gun barrels after it has got well started ? I have been 

 very careful not to let any i;ust «et on them, but I notice th'.t there are 

 8 few places where it is eating. Ans. Use Baton's Bust Preventative 

 bellmontoyie oil of kerosene ' 



A. W. Y., Deep River, Ind.-I desire to attend a course of Lectures 

 atthe Eclectic College of New York. Will they accepta graduate of 

 the Bennett Medical College by paying the matriculation feeonly? Ans 

 Unless you are a practitioner of three years standing since graduation" 

 you wilt have to pay full fees. 



J. W. B., New York.— Will yon please tell me whether a Mgnuplder 



comes under the head of a woodpecker v Ans. The iiighholder, known 

 also as the flicher, yellow hammer, golden or yellow-winged, is a species 

 of woodpecker belonging to the family ficidw, genus Colavtea. It is 

 known to scientists as (Maples auratuu. 



G. H. B,, Randolph, Mass. -I have a small and valuable black and tau, 

 on which yesterday in the course of thirty minutes there came a aan.i 

 lump the size of a walnut just under his ear, and so remains. Will you 

 kindly inform me what to use as a remedy tolessenitv Ans. It will 

 probably disappear of itself soon. If not, apply Iodine ointment. 



A. E., N. Y.— 1. Can you inform me where I can buy bags to hold to- 

 bacco and cigars made of buffalo's bladders by Indians ? 2. Where can 

 I get plans and estimates of cost of portable houses and cottages of 

 of wood for export to the W r est Indies? Ans. 1. Address Hudson Bay 

 Co. 's factor, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 2. O'Brien Brothers, Yonkers. 



A. B., Ferrisburg, N. Y.— fn the ordinary rules of shooting prize 

 matches, when the highest score is made by two persons, do they shoot 

 it on for first prize at oue and let the third take the second prize ? or do 

 they take the first and second prizes ? Ans. They take first and second 

 prizes except in class shooting, in which case the second highest scoio 

 takes second prize. 



G. C. P., New York-.-Please advise me what would be considered a 

 good pattern for a 31 inch, 13 bore, 7^ cylinder-bored gun to make, I 

 using \% oz. of Tathams'No. 7 shot and i% drs.of powder, the distar.ee 

 to be 46 yards at a 30 inch target ? Ans. The charge of shot is rathe r 

 heavy for quantity of powder ; ought to coyer a ;K Uiei 

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